pietas
- (declension-3) dutiful conduct, sense of duty and responsibility
- (declension-3) piety, conscientiousness, scrupulousness
- (declension-3, usually) duty, dutifulness, affection, love, loyalty, patriotism, gratitude
- (declension-3) gentleness, kindness, tenderness, pity, compassion
Opposite of
ferōcitās, crūdēlitās, feritās, sevēritās
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpi.ɛ.taːs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *pwījotāts. Equivalent to pius (“pious, devout”) + -tās (“-ty, -dom”).
dutiful conduct
misericorde
piedad
piedade
pietà
compassion współczucie
litość
Erbarmen
ευσπλαχνία
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