Definition of piety

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Piety (n.) Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc..

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Unpity :: Unpity (n.) Want of piety.
Sturdy :: Sturdy (superl.) Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism..
Pity :: Pity (n.) Piety.
Pious :: Pious (a.) Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds..
Worldly-minded :: Worldly-minded (a.) Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns..
Embodiment :: Embodiment (n.) That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a physical body; a completely organized system, like the body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the embodiment of true piety..
Sanctify :: Sanctify (v. t.) To make efficient as the means of holiness; to render productive of holiness or piety.
Hypocrite :: Hypocrite (n.) One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or piety..
Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.
Warmth :: Warmth (n.) A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth..
Impiety :: Impiety (n.) An impious act; an act of wickednes.
Unpitousty :: Unpitousty (n.) Impiety.
Pharisaism :: Pharisaism (n.) Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners..
Efflux :: Efflux (n.) The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety..
Piety :: Piety (n.) Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc..
Devote :: Devote (v. t.) To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc..
Devout :: Devout (v. t.) Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture..
Abominate :: Abominate (v. t.) To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety..
Religious :: Religious (n.) A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk or friar; a nun..
Theatine :: Theatine (n.) One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious instruction..
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