piety

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) Reverence and devotion to God.
  2. (uncountable) Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
  3. (countable) A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.

Synonyms

devotion
C1
devoutness
piousness
godliness
41k
religiousness
righteousness
C2
reverence
C2
virtuousness
religiosity
virtue
C1
veneration
32k
pious
C2
sanctimony
prayerfulness
saintliness
holiness
C1
respect
A2
regardfulness
respectfully
C2
sincerity
C2
wealth
B2
filial piety
affection
C1
love
A1
❤️
religion
B2
cleanliness
22k

fearing God

conversion
C2
deference
35k
dutiful
30k
faith
B1
fidelity
C2
goodness
B1
honesty
C1
honor
A2
honour
B1
integrity
C1
morality
C1
morals
C2
nobleness
obedient
C2
otherworldliness
purity
C2
Translations

piété
Frömmigkeit
piedad
pietà
Pietät
vroomheid
dindarlık
devotio

ευσέβεια

ευλάβεια

pietas
takva
devozione

pietat

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
piete
In summary

From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity. By surface analysis, pious + -ety.

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