Main Entry: pi·e·ty

Pronunciation: \ˈpī-ə-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pi·e·ties

Etymology: French pieté piety, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietat-, pietas, from pius dutiful, pious

Date: 1579

1 : the quality or state of being pious: as a : fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents) b : dutifulness in religion : devoutness
2 : an act inspired by piety
3 : a conventional belief or standard : orthodoxy

synonyms see fidelity