piety
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See also: pięty
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪɪti
- Hyphenation: pi‧e‧ty
Noun
[edit]piety (countable and uncountable, plural pieties)
- (uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
- Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
- (uncountable) Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
- (countable) A devout act or thought.
- (countable) A belief that is accepted unthinkingly and with undue reverence.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]reverence and devotion to God
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reverence to one's family
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Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]piety
- Alternative form of piete
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