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pi·ety (pī′ə tē)

noun pl. pieties -·ties

  1. devotion to religious duties and practices
  2. loyalty and devotion to parents, family, etc.
  3. a pious act, statement, belief, etc.

Etymology: OFr pieté < LL(Ec) pietas, duty to God < L, dutiful conduct, scrupulousness < pius: see pious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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