piety
    n 1: righteousness by virtue of being pious [syn: piety,
         piousness] [ant: impiety, impiousness]

Piety \Pi"e*ty\, n. [F. pi['e]t['e]; cf. It. piet[`a]; 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.
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            Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of
            decaying man.                         --Rambler.
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   2. Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion;
      affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents,
      relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
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            Conferred upon me for the piety
            Which to my country I was judged to have shown.
                                                  --Milton.
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   Syn: Religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness. See
        Religion.
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Piety
   Lat. pietas, properly honour and respect toward parents (1 Tim.
   5:4). In Acts 17:23 the Greek verb is rendered "ye worship," as
   applicable to God.
   

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