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piety
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1
belief and trust in and loyalty to God
- Her piety is quiet but profound.
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2
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous
- Among fellow clerics he is respected and admired for his piety.
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3
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
- Familial piety keeps me from refusing to help my brother in this financial crisis.
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Synonym Discussion of piety
fidelity, allegiance, fealty, loyalty, devotion, piety mean faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty. fidelity implies strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty.
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- marital fidelity
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- pledging allegiance
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- fealty to the truth
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- valued the loyalty of his friends
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- a painter's devotion to her art
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- filial piety
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