| 单词 | piety |
| 释义 | 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 piety. 4. a pious act, remark, belief, or the like: the pieties and sacrifices of an austere life. [1275-1325; ME piete < MF < L pietas, equiv. to pi(us) + -etas, var. (after i) of -itas; see PIOUS, -ITY] Syn. 1. respect, veneration, awe. 2. godliness, devotion, devoutness, sanctity, holiness. Ant. irreverence. |
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