Definitions for piety
ˈpaɪ ɪ tipiety

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. piety, piousnessnoun

   righteousness by virtue of being pious

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pietynoun

   reverence and devotion to God

   Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.

2. pietynoun

   similar reverence to one's parents and family

3. pietynoun

   a devout act or thought

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pietynoun

   Etymology: pietas, Lat. pieté, Fr.

   1. Discharge of duty to God.

   What piety, pity, fortitude did Æneas possess beyond his companions? Henry Peacham, on Poetry.

   ’Till future infancy, baptiz’d by thee,
   Grow ripe in years, and old in piety. Matthew Prior.

   There be who faith prefer and piety to God. John Milton.

   2. Duty to parents or those in superiour relation.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piety

   In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue which may include religious devotion, spirituality, or a mixture of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility.

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1. piety

   Piety is a quality of being religious or reverent. It involves a deep sense of commitment, loyalty, and devotion to a religion and its teachings, often displayed through actions such as regular prayer, worship, or following religious laws. It can also refer to respect or dutifulness toward parents or other authority figures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Pietynoun

   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. Pietynoun

   duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piety

   In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue that can mean religious devotion, spirituality, or a combination of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piety

   pī′e-ti, n. the quality of being pious: reverence for the Deity, and desire to do His will: love and duty towards parents, friends, or country: sense of duty: dutiful conduct.—ns. Pī′etism, the doctrine and practice of the pietists; Pī′etist, one marked by strong devotional feeling: a name first applied to a sect of German religious reformers of deep devotional feeling (end of 17th century).—adjs. Pietist′ic, -al. [Fr. piété—L. pietas.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. piety

   1. The tinfoil of pretense. 2. That feeling of reverence we have toward the Almighty on account of His supposed resemblance to ourselves.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PIETY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Piety is ranked #74141 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Piety surname appeared 261 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Piety.
   
   92.3% or 241 total occurrences were White.
   5.3% or 14 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Righteousness

How to pronounce piety?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say piety in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of piety in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of piety in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of piety in a Sentence

1. Richard:

   The echo began in some indescribable way to undermine her hold on life. Coming at a moment when she chanced to be fatigued, it had managed to murmur, 'Pathos, piety, courage -- they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.'

2. Saadi Shirazi:

   Whosoever hath not knowledge, and benevolence, and piety knoweth nothing of reality, and dwelleth only in semblance.

3. Hannah More:

   My plan of instruction is extremely simple and limited. They learn, on week-days, such coarse works as may fit them for servants. I allow of no writing for the poor. My object is not to make fanatics, but to train up the lower classes in habits of industry and piety.

4. Omar Khayyám:

   The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.

5. Sir John Denham:

   Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=piety
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Piety
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=piety
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piety
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piety
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=piety
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=piety
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=piety
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html