Category:Piety

Pi"e*ty, n. Etym: [f. piété; cf. It. pietà; both fr. L. pietas piety, Fr. pius pious. See pious, and cf. Pity.]

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 piety which to my country I was judged to have shown. Milton.

Syn. -- religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness. See religion.

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Piety - Lat. pietas, properly honor and respect toward parents (1 Timothy 5:4). In Acts 17:23 the Greek verb is rendered "ye worship," as applicable to God.