PIETY
piety, piousness
(noun) righteousness by virtue of being pious
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
piety (countable and uncountable, plural pieties)
(uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
(uncountable) Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
(countable) A devout act or thought.
(countable) A belief that is accepted unthinkingly and with undue reverence.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition