piety
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/
piety
- (uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
- Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
- (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.
- French: piété
- German: Frömmigkeit
- Italian: pietà
- Portuguese: piedade
- Russian: на́божность
- Spanish: piedad
- German: Pietät
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