pietà

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pietà

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From Italian pietà. Doublet of piety, and pity.

noun pietàs · pieta

A sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus. Two ladies were already in the cloister chapel, with a gentleman. As Kitty and her friend entered, these persons had just finished their inspection of the damaged but most beautiful "Pietà" which hangs over the altar, and their faces were towards the entrance.

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@misc{pieta_2026,
  title = {pietà},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piet%C3%A0},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}