piety

pietà, devozione

Profondo rispetto per Dio e dedizione alle credenze e alle pratiche religiose.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: devotion, devoutness, religiousness

Contrari: impiety

Espressioni comuni: religious piety, personal piety, acts of piety

pietà filiale, devozione

Profondo rispetto e lealtà verso i genitori, la famiglia o il proprio paese.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: devotion, reverence

Espressioni comuni: filial piety, patriotic piety, family piety

luogo comune, frase edificante

Frase che sembra moralmente buona, ma contiene poca riflessione o impegno concreto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: platitude, truism

Espressioni comuni: empty piety, conventional piety, political piety

atto di devozione

Azione, pensiero o dichiarazione che esprime devozione religiosa o un’altra qualità morale apprezzata.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: devotion, observance

Espressioni comuni: a small piety, daily piety, traditional piety