piety
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piety
- /ˈpaɪ̯ɪti/
- [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɪtʰɪi̯]
- /ˈpaɪ̯ɪɾi/
- [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɪɾɪi̯]
- /ˈpaɪ̯əti/
- [ˈpʰaɪ̯ətʰɪi̯]
- /ˈpaɪ̯əɾi/
- [ˈpʰaɪ̯əɾɪi̯]
Rhymes with -aɪɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity. By surface analysis, pious + -ety.
noun pieties · pietie
- Reverence and devotion to God. Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
- Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country. patriotism as piety, when done right
- A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement. 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 unacce
- A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted. He was quick with the pieties about hard work, honest communication, active listening, and respecting others' viewpoints, but walking the walk is different from talking the talk.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: piousness, devoutness, devotion, dedication, godliness, compassion, mercy, pity, reverence, holiness, religiosity, faithfulness, sanctity, spirituality, dutifulness, saintliness
Translations
Every language
noun devout act or thought
| العربية | تُقًى tuqan |
|---|
noun reverence and devotion to God
| Español | piedad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 篤信 tokushin |
| 中文 | 虔誠 /虔诚 qiánchéng |
| हिन्दी | धार्मिकता dhārmiktā |
| Português | piedade |
| Français | piété |
| Deutsch | Frömmigkeit |
| Italiano | pietà |
| Ελληνικά | ευσέβεια efséveia |
| Română | evlavie, pietate |
| Русский | на́божность nábožnostʹ, благоче́стие blagočéstije |
| العربية | تَقْوَى taqwā |
Talk about this word "piety." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piety. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piety. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piety "piety." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piety.Cite this
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