There is no piety in the world which is not the result of cultivation, and which cannot be increased by the degree of care and attention bestowed upon it.
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Piety
/ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "piety" (83 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
deep reverence
Strong matches (25)
Related words (41)
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3 entriesfilial pietyliturgical pietyprivate piety
Collocations
6 entriesInflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تُقًى noun (devout act or thought)
Finnish
1 entries- kunnioitus noun (devout act or thought)
Hungarian
1 entries- áhítat noun (devout act or thought)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
To raise one's name in later generations and thereby glorify one's parents, this is the greatest expression of filial piety.
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A turkey is a large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries, has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.
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Indeed, they had never passed the grotto without leaving some token of respect. In the morning when they led their flocks to pasture, and again in the evening ere they started home, they paid worship to the Deities, and presented either a flower, a green bough, some fruit, or a libation of milk, as an offering; and this piety, as we shall see presently, had its reward.
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