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Meaning of piety | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti

Definitions

  1. Reverence and devotion to God
  2. Reverence and devotion to God.
    uncountable
  3. Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country
  4. Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
    uncountable
  5. A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement. A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted
  6. A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
    countable
  7. A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted
  8. A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التّقوى بر تقوى
Català pietat
Čeština zbožnost
Esperanto pieco
Español piedad
Français piété
Gàidhlig cràbhadh
Galego piedade
हिन्दी धार्मिकता
Magyar vallásosság
Italiano pietà
日本語 敬愛 篤信
ქართული ღვთისმოსაობა
Қазақша құдайшылдық
Kurdî hurmet ihtiram
मराठी धार्मिकता
Nederlands vroomheid
Português piedade
Română evlavie pietate
Српски набожност
Svenska fromhet

Examples

“Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.”
“patriotism as piety, when done right”
“Those who dwell outside of Western Establishment bastions are not idiots just because they do not mouth the pieties of GASP. Some of them can write very well. There are other traditions, you know. They could write for Wikipedia, if you let them. But such true openness and genuine tolerance is unacceptable, precisely because those other traditions fail to pay exclusive homage to GASP sources, through which—Wikipedians imagine—all the benefits of global civilization flow.”
“He was quick with the pieties about hard work, honest communication, active listening, and respecting others' viewpoints, but walking the walk is different from talking the talk.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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