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1. (n.) piety
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations.
2. piety
the quality or state of being pious.
3. piety
dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.:
filial piety.
4. piety
a pious act, remark, belief, or the like.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME piete < MF < L pietās=pi(us)+-etās, var. (after i) of -itās; see pious , -ity)
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| Definition of 'Piety' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) piety, piousness
righteousness by virtue of being pious
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| Definition of 'Piety' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Piety
veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service
2. (noun) Piety
duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc
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| Definitions of 'Piety' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Piety
1. The tinfoil of pretense.
2. That feeling of reverence we have toward the Almighty on account of His supposed resemblance to ourselves.
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Sense: having or showing strong religious feelings, reverence for or devotion to God etc
a pious woman/attitude.
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 Afrikaans: vroomheid |
 Arabic: تَقْوى، وَرَع |
 Bulgarian: набожност |
 Brazilian: devoção |
 Czech: zbožnost |
 German: die Frömmigkeit |
 Danish: fromhed |
 Greek: ευσέβεια |
 Spanish: piedad |
 Estonian: vagadus |
 Farsi: پرهیزکاری |
 Finnish: hurskaus |
 French: piété |
 Hebrew: אֲדִיקוּת |
 Hindi: भक्ति, धर्मपरायणता, निष्ठ |
 Croatian: pobožnost |
 Hungarian: jámborság, kegyesség |
 Indonesian: kesalehan |
 Icelandic: guðrækni |
 Italian: devozione |
 Japanese: 信心 |
 Korean: 경건, 독실함 |
 Lithuanian: dievobaimingumas |
 Latvian: dievbijība |
 Malay: kewarakan |
 Dutch: vroomheid |
 Norwegian: fromhet, gudfryktighet |
 Polish: pobożność |
 Persian: پرهیزکاری |
 Pashto: دينداري، تقوى، پرهيز ګاري |
 Portuguese: devoção |
 Romanian: pietate |
 Russian: набожность |
 Slovak: zbožnosť |
 Slovenian: pobožnost |
 Serbian: pobožnost |
 Swedish: fromhet, gudfruktighet |
 Thai: ความเคร่งศาสนา |
 Turkish: dindarlık, sofuluk |
 Taiwanese: 虔誠 |
 Ukrainian: благочестя, побожність |
 Urdu: نيکي |
 Vietnamese: lòng mộ đạo |
 Chinese: 虔诚 |
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