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Definitions for Piety

[1] reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations: a prayer full of piety.
[2] the quality or state of being pious: saintly piety.
[3] dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.: filial piety.
[4] a pious act, remark, belief, or the like: the pieties and sacrifices of an austere life.
[5] dutiful devotion to God and observance of religious principles
[6] the quality or characteristic of being pious
[7] a pious action, saying, etc
[8] rare devotion and obedience to parents or superiors

Words related to Piety

zeal, religiosity, fervor, loyalty, reverence, devoutness, faith, fealty, obedience, sanctity, ardor, holiness, allegiance, duty, godliness, religion, veneration, passion, application, fidelity

Words nearby Piety

piet-my-vrou, pietas, pietermaritzburg, pietism, pietro da cortona, piety, pietà, piezo-, piezochemistry, piezoelectric ceramic, piezoelectric crystal

Origin of Piety

1275–1325; Middle English piete < Middle French < Latin pietās, equivalent to pi(us ) + -etās, variant (after i ) of -itās; see pious, -ity

Other words from Piety

su·per·pi·e·ty , noun, plural su·per·pi·e·ties.
un·pi·e·ty , noun, plural un·pi·e·ties.

Word origin for Piety

C13 piete, from Old French, from Latin pietās piety, dutifulness, from pius pious

Synonyms for Piety

fervor, loyalty, religiosity, reverence, zeal, allegiance, application, ardor, belief, devoutness, docility, dutifulness, duty, faith, fealty, fidelity, godliness, grace, holiness, obedience, passion, religion, sanctity, veneration