piety

piety
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
Devoutness
Nouns
1. piety, piousness, devoutness; religion, theism, faith, belief; religiousness, holiness, saintliness; reverence, worship, veneration, devotion; grace, unction, edification; sanctity, sanctitude; consecration; theopathy; sanctum sanctorum. See virtue.
2. (act of piety) beatification, canonization; sanctification; adoption, regeneration, palingenesis, conversion, justification, salvation, redemption; inspiration; pilgrimage (see travel); bread of life; body and blood of Christ.
3. (pious person) believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist, pilgrim; revivalist, evangelist; the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect; saint, Madonna, Mother Teresa; the children of God, the Kingdom of Light; born-again Christian. Slang, Jesus freak, Aunt Jane.
Verbs
1. be pious, have faith, believe, venerate, revere; be converted.
2. sanctify, beatify, canonize, inspire, hallow, bless, consecrate, enshrine, keep holy; convert, edify, redeem, save, regenerate.
Adjectives — pious, religious, devout, devoted, reverent, godly, humble, pure, holy, spiritual, pietistic; saintly, saintlike; seraphic, sacred, solemn; believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic; holier-than-thou; elected, adopted, justified, sanctified, beatified, canonized, regenerate[d], inspired, consecrated, converted, unearthly, inexpressible.
Quotations — With devotion's usage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself (Shakespeare), Fear of death and fear of life both become piety (H. L. Mencken), And I could wish my days to be bound each to each by natural piety (William Wordsworth), My atheism... is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests (George Santayana).
Antonyms, see impiety.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Devotion to duty]
Syn. fealty, filial allegiance, application; see loyalty .
2. [Devotion to the service of God]
Syn. reverence, duty, zeal; see devotion , holiness 1 .
3. [Pious remarks]
Syn. lecture, preachment, preaching; see sermon .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
religious devotion, faith, devoutness, religion, belief, loyalty, godliness, holiness, zeal, reverence.
ANT.: irreverence, ungodliness, unholiness
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A state of often extreme religious ardour: devotion, devoutness, pietism, piousness, religionism, religiosity, religiousness. See RELIGION.

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  • Piety — Pi e*ty, n. [F. pi[ e]t[ e]; cf. It. piet[ a]; 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • piety — (n.) late 12c., from O.Fr. piete (12c.), from L. pietatem (nom. pietas) dutiful conduct, kindness, piety, from pius kind (see PIOUS (Cf. pious)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • piety — devotion, *fidelity, allegiance, fealty, loyalty Analogous words: obedience, docility (see corresponding adjectives at OBEDIENT): fervor, ardor, zeal, enthusiasm, *passion: *holiness, sanctity Antonyms: impiety …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • piety — [n] devotion, religiousness allegiance, application, ardor, belief, devoutness, docility, dutifulness, duty, faith, fealty, fervor, fidelity, godliness, grace, holiness, loyalty, obedience, passion, religion, religiosity, reverence, sanctity,… …   New thesaurus

  • piety — ► NOUN (pl. pieties) 1) the quality of being pious or reverent. 2) a conventional belief accepted unthinkingly. ORIGIN Latin pietas, from pius dutiful …   English terms dictionary

  • piety — [pī′ə tē] n. pl. pieties [OFr pieté < LL(Ec) pietas, duty to God < L, dutiful conduct, scrupulousness < pius: see PIOUS] 1. devotion to religious duties and practices 2. loyalty and devotion to parents, family, etc. 3. a pious act,… …   English World dictionary

  • Piety — In spiritual terminology, piety is a virtue. While different people may understand its meaning differently, it is generally used to refer either to religious devotion or to spirituality, or often, a combination of both. A common element in most… …   Wikipedia

  • Piety — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Piety >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 piety piety religion theism faith Sgm: N 1 religiousness religiousness holiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 saintship saintship Sgm: N 1 religionism …   English dictionary for students

  • piety — /puy i tee/, n., pl. pieties. 1. reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations: a prayer full of piety. 2. the quality or state of being pious: saintly piety. 3. dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.: filial… …   Universalium

  • piety — noun (plural pieties) Etymology: French pieté piety, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietat , pietas, from pius dutiful, pious Date: 1579 1. the quality or state of being pious: as a. fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents) b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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