The fact or quality of being devoted to religious observances and duties; religious devotedness or earnestness; reverence, devoutness.

= love-dread n.

Deep respect, veneration, or admiration for someone or something, esp. a person or thing regarded as sacred or holy.

godfearingness, piety.

Piety. Obsolete.

The quality of being devout; reverential spirit or character; religiousness, piety.

Conduct or actions characteristic of devotion to God and in accordance with true religious belief; piety. Chiefly in to do the truth (formerly also †t…

fear that proceeds from love.

This emotion viewed with regard to an object; the state of fearing (something). A mingled feeling of dread and reverence towards God (formerly…

Reverence and obedience to God (or to the gods); devotion to religious duties and observances; godliness, devoutness.

The quality of being godly; devout observance of the law of God; piety.

Devoutness, devotedness.

the state or quality of being obedient.

The quality or character of being pious; piety.

the quality of being devotional.

Deep spiritual feeling, or the manifestation of this in language and utterance; a manner suggestive of religious earnestness or appreciation of…

Sympathetic passive feeling excited by the contemplation of God; susceptibility to this feeling; sensitiveness or responsiveness to divine…

the principles or practice of a devotee.

Devotion to religious feeling, or to strict religious practice; piety or pious sentiment, esp. of an affected or exaggerated kind. Also in…

Religious devotion, piety, or devoted faith, as a means of salvation.

devotional character.

With the: piety. Also: a pious exhortation. rare.