English Explanatory Dictionary

piety

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Reverence and devotion to God.
  2. Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
  3. A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
  4. A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted.

Pronunciation

/ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-piety.wav

Word forms

piety pieties pietie

Etymology

From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity. By surface analysis, pious + -ety.

Related words

pious pietà

Derived words

baroque piety filial piety in piety pietism pietist unpiety

Translations

Arabic: تُقًى Finnish: kunnioitus Hungarian: áhítat
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