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piety

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Pronunciation: US /ˈpaɪəti/

piety means: Deep respect for God and commitment to religious belief and practice.

noun

RELIGIOUS DEVOTIONC1

Deep respect for God and commitment to religious belief and practice.

  • Her piety was widely admired.
  • The monk showed his piety through daily prayer.
  • He questioned whether their public piety reflected true faith.

Similar words: devotion, devoutness, religiousness

Opposites: impiety

Common phrases: religious piety, personal piety, acts of piety

FAMILY DEVOTIONC2

Deep respect and loyalty toward your parents, family, or country.

  • Filial piety shaped his choices.
  • She cared for her parents out of piety.
  • The poem praises loyalty and patriotic piety.

Similar words: devotion, reverence

Common phrases: filial piety, patriotic piety, family piety

EMPTY MORAL SAYINGC2

A statement that sounds morally good but offers little real thought or commitment.

  • The speech was full of empty pieties.
  • She challenged the familiar pieties about hard work.
  • We need practical help rather than comforting pieties.

Similar words: platitude, truism

Common phrases: empty piety, conventional piety, political piety

DEVOUT ACTC2

An action, thought, or statement that expresses religious devotion or another admired moral quality.

  • Lighting the candle was a small piety.
  • Their daily pieties included prayers for strangers.
  • He recorded these quiet pieties in his journal.

Similar words: devotion, observance

Common phrases: a small piety, daily piety, traditional piety

Questions about piety

What does piety mean?

Deep respect for God and commitment to religious belief and practice.

What is piety in other languages?

Türkçe: dindarlık · Español: piedad · Français: piété · Deutsch: Frömmigkeit · Italiano: pietà · 日本語: 信心

How do you pronounce piety?

It is pronounced /ˈpaɪəti/.

How do you use piety in a sentence?

Her piety was widely admired. The monk showed his piety through daily prayer.

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