PIETY

n. 1 devotion, devotedness, respect, deference, dedication, dutifulness, loyalty, affection In filial piety he hung the painting of his parents prominently over the mantelpiece 2 piousness, reverence, veneration, devoutness, holiness, godliness, pietism, devotedness, devotion, observance, religiousness, grace, sanctity His life of piety had marked him out as a likely candidate for sainthood