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piety::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | piousness |
| Type of | righteousness |
| Has types | devoutness, religiousness, dutifulness, godliness |
Examples of piety
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Supporters of Proposition 8 weren't the only ones to cloak prejudice with piety.
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When Buddhism was introduced to China, it was redefined to support filial piety.
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Early Christians focused their piety at first more upon the martyrs around them.
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Another key value in Hellenic Polytheism is eusebeia, often translated as piety.
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There are thought-provoking stories, such as those of justice and filial piety.
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Beads symbolised female piety and were a standard gift from a man to his bride.
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Many other Italian towns have also reaped a bonanza from the piety of pilgrims.
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A long but admirable struggle with celebrity piety and corporate baloney, mainly.
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She can't study the works of the rabbis, so what can she do to express her piety?
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- Righteousness by virtue of being pious
- In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue. While different people may understand its meaning differently, it is generally used to refer either to religious devotion or to spirituality, or often, a combination of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is humility.
- Reverence and devotion to God; similar reverence to one's parents and family; a devout act or thought
- (Pietaet) is "the subjection toward the holders of authority and toward one another" (SC, House Community).
- Just as faith was an important medieval virtue of particular importance to knights, piety kept that faith strongly held.
- A pious Muslim is one who follows the laws and examples set by Muhammad.
- 1) The tinfoil of pretense. 2) That feeling of reverence we have toward the Almighty on account of His supposed resemblance to ourselves.
- (n): devotion to religious duties and practices
- One of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit which leads one to devotion to God. Filial piety connotes an attitude of reverence and respect by children toward their parents. Piety also refers to the religious sense of a people, and its expression in popular devotions.
