piety Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun righteousness by virtue of being pious
    piousness.

WordNet


Pi"e*ty noun
Etymology
F. piété; cf. It. pietà; both fr. L. pietas piety, fr. pius pious. See Pious, and cf. Pity.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913