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piety

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Synonyms and Antonyms of piety

1 belief and trust in and loyalty to God

her piety is quiet but profound

Synonyms of piety

devotion, faith, religion

Words Related to piety

devoutness, piousness, religiousness

adoration, reverence, veneration, worship

profession, protestation

Near Antonyms of piety

disbelief, doubt, unbelief, unfaith

agnosticism, know-nothingism

apostasy, lapse, tergiversation

Antonyms of piety

atheism, godlessness

2 the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous

among fellow clerics he is respected and admired for his piety

Synonyms of piety

blessedness, devoutness, godliness, holiness, piousness, sainthood, saintliness, saintship, sanctity

Words Related to piety

asceticism, devotion, morality, prayerfulness, religiousness, spirituality

goodness, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness

consecration, sacredness

Near Antonyms of piety

blasphemousness, irreverence, sacrilegiousness

depravedness, depravity, evilness, heinousness, monstrosity, sinfulness, vileness, wickedness

hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony

Antonyms of piety

godlessness, impiety, ungodliness, unholiness

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

Synonyms of piety

adhesion, allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness, troth

Words Related to piety

affection, fondness

determination, firmness, resolution

dependability, reliability, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness

Near Antonyms of piety

alienation, disaffection, estrangement, separation

Antonyms of piety

disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness

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.

- marital fidelity

allegiance suggests an adherence like that of citizens to their country.

- pledging allegiance

fealty implies a fidelity acknowledged by the individual and as compelling as a sworn vow.

- fealty to the truth

loyalty implies a faithfulness that is steadfast in the face of any temptation to renounce, desert, or betray.

- valued the loyalty of his friends

devotion stresses zeal and service amounting to self-dedication.

- a painter's devotion to her art

piety stresses fidelity to obligations regarded as natural and fundamental.

- filial piety

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