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 piety3: a conventional belief or standard : orthodoxy

synonyms see fidelity