| 释义 |
piety /pīˈi-ti/ noun- The quality of being pious
- Dutifulness
- Devoutness
- Sense of duty towards parents, benefactors, etc
- Dutiful conduct
- A conventional belief or attitude
- Pity (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OFr piete, from L pietās, -ātis pīˈetism noun - Pious feeling
- An exaggerated show of piety
pīˈetist noun - Someone marked by strong devotional feeling
- A name first applied to a sect of German religious reformers of deep devotional feeling (end of 17c)
pietistˈic or pietistˈical adjective |