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Webster 1913 Edition
Piety
Pi′e-ty
,Noun.
1.
Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service.
Piety
is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. Rambler.
2.
Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
Conferred upon me for the
Which to my country I was judged to have shown.
piety
Which to my country I was judged to have shown.
Milton.
Syn. – Religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness. See
Religion
. Webster 1828 Edition
Piety
PI'ETY
,Noun.
1.
Piety in principle, is a compound of veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being and love of his character, or veneration accompanied with love; and piety in practice, is the exercise of these affections in obedience to his will and devotion to his service.
Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man.
2.
Reverence of parents or friends, accompanied with affection and devotion to their honor and happiness.Definition 2024
piety
piety
English
Noun
piety (countable and uncountable, plural pieties)
- (uncountable) reverence and devotion to God
- Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
- (uncountable) similar reverence to one's parents and family
- (countable) a devout act or thought
Translations
reverence and devotion to God
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reverence to one's family
devout act or thought
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