piety
noun
1.
righteousness by virtue of being pious
Origin
From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity. By surface analysis, pious + -ety.
Phrases
- baroque piety
- filial piety
- in piety
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