piety, piousness
(noun) righteousness by virtue of being pious
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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