Piety

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  • noun. The state or quality of being pious, especially.
  • noun. Religious devotion and reverence.
  • noun. Devotion and reverence to parents and family.
  • noun. A devout act, thought, or statement.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
  • noun. A statement of such a position.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character of being pious or having filial affection; natural or filial affection; dutiful conduct or behavior toward one's parents, relatives, country, or benefactors.
  • noun. Faith in and reverence for the Supreme Being; filial obedience inspired by these sentiments; godliness.
  • noun. Synonyms Devotion, Sanctity, etc. See religion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. reverence and devotion to God
  • noun. similar reverence to one's parents and family
  • noun. a devout act or thought
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. righteousness by virtue of being pious
  • Word Usage
    "Consequently the term piety extends also to the divine worship."
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