About The Word Piety
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Piety
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What's The Definition Of Piety?
[n] righteousness by virtue of being pious
Synonyms | Synonyms for Piety: piousness Related Terms | Find terms related to Piety: affectation | affection | allegiance | ardor | cant | dedication | deference | devotedness | devotion | devoutness | docility | dutifulness | enthusiasm | faithfulness | false piety | falseness | fealty | fervor | godliness | goody-goodiness | grace | holiness | hypocrisy | insincerity | loyalty | mealymouthedness | mummery | obedience | observance | oiliness | passion | pharisaicalness | pharisaism | pietism | pietisticalness | piousness | religionism | religiosity | religiousness | respect | reverence | sanctimoniousness | sanctimony | sanctity | self-righteousness | snivel | snuffle | Tartuffery | Tartuffism | unction | unctuousness | veneration | zeal See Also | devoutness | dutifulness | godliness | religiousness | righteousness Piety In Webster's Dictionary \Pi"e*ty\, n. [F. pi['e]t['e]; cf. It. piet[`a]; both fr.
L. pietas piety, fr. pius pious. See {Pious}, and cf.
{Pity}.]
1. Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of
his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and
earnest devotion to his service.
Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of
decaying man. --Rambler.
2. Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion;
affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents,
relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
Conferred upon me for the piety Which to my country
I was judged to have shown. --Milton.
Syn: Religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness. See
{Religion}.
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