piety

pi·e·ty

noun \ˈpī-ə-tē\

plural pi·e·ties

Definition of PIETY

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

Examples of PIETY

1. He was admired for his extreme piety.
2. <her piety is quiet but profound>

Origin of PIETY

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

First Known Use: 1579

Related to PIETY

Synonyms: devotion, faith, religion

Antonyms: atheism, godlessness

Related Words: devoutness, piousness, religiousness; adoration, reverence, veneration, worship; profession, protestation

Near Antonyms: disbelief, doubt, unbelief, unfaith; agnosticism, know-nothingism; apostasy, lapse, tergiversation

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