Definition of Peity
Pi"e*ty (?), n. [F.
piété; cf. It. pietà; 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 devotion to his service.
Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of
decaying man. Rambler.
2. Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and
devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents,
relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
Conferred upon me for the piety
Which to my country I was judged to have shown.
Milton.
Syn. -- Religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness.
See Religion.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed
resemblance to man.
The pig is taught by sermons and epistles
To think the God of Swine has snout and bristles.
Judibras
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- reverence and devotion to god
- similar reverence to one's parents and family
- a devout act or thought
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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