Piety
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Piety is a noun meaning (uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
Meaning
(uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
- (countable) A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
Example Sentences
patriotism as piety, when done right
Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
Those who dwell outside of Western Establishment bastions are not idiots just because they do not mouth the pieties of GASP. Some of them can write very well. There are other traditions, you know. They could write for Wikipedia, if you let them. But such true openness and genuine tolerance is unacceptable, precisely because those other traditions fail to pay exclusive homage to GASP sources, through which—Wikipedians imagine—all the benefits of global civilization flow.
Word Forms
- pieties
- pietie
Synonyms for piety
Depending on context, synonyms include piousness.
Antonyms for piety
Common opposites include impiety, impiousness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piousness, devoutness, devotion, dedication, godliness, compassion.
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