PIETAS

Meaning of PIETAS in English

n. respect due to an ancestor, a forerunner, etc. [L: see PIETY]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

PIETAS — /puy"i tas'/ , n. the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIETAS — [ 'pʌɪətα:s , pi:'eɪtα:s ] ■ noun respect due to an ancestor, country, or institution. Origin L., lit. 'dutifulness'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIETAS — in Roman religion, personification of a respectful and faithful attachment to gods, country, and relatives, especially parents. Pietas had a …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIETAS — n. respect due to an ancestor, a forerunner, etc. [ L: see PIETY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIETAS — n. respect due to an ancestor, a forerunner, etc. Etymology: L: see PIETY
Oxford English vocab
PIETAS — [Roman] The Roman personification of feelings of duty towards the gods, the state and one's family. Her temple at the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PITY — I. noun (plural pities) Etymology: Middle English pite, from Anglo-French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, ~, from pius pious …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIETY — noun (plural pieties) Etymology: French pieté ~, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietat-, pietas, from pius dutiful, pious Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIETÀ — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Italian, literally, pity, from Latin pietat-, pietas Date: 1644 a representation of the Virgin Mary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PITY — I. ˈpid.]ē, -it], ]i\ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English pite, from Old French pitez, pitié, pité, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITTANCE — ˈpit ə n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance piety, pity, allowance of food …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIETY — ˈpīəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: French pieté piety, pity, from Latin pietat-, pietas, from pius dutiful, kindly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIETOSO — ˌpēəˈtō(ˌ)sō, pyāˈt-, -)zō adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Italian, from Medieval Latin pietosus, from Latin pietas + -osus -ous : with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIETIST — ˈpīəd.ə̇st, -ətə̇- noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety + German -ist 1. usually capitalized : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIETÀ — |pēā|tä noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Italian, literally, pity, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITY — /pit"ee/ , n. , pl. pities , v. , pitied, pitying . n. 1. sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIETY — /puy"i tee/ , n. , pl. pieties . 1. reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations: a prayer …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIETÀ — /pee'ay tah", pyay tah", pee ay"teuh, pyay"-/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) Fine Arts. a representation of the Virgin …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PITY — I. ˈpi-tē noun ( plural pit·ies ) Etymology: Middle English pite, from Anglo-French pité, from Latin pietat-, pietas piety, pity, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PITTANCE — noun Etymology: Middle English pitance, from Anglo-French, piety, pity, dole, portion, from Medieval Latin pietantia, from pietant-, pietans, present participle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIETY — noun ( plural pi·e·ties ) Etymology: French pieté piety, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietat-, pietas, from pius dutiful, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIETÀ — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Italian, literally, pity, from Latin pietat-, pietas Date: 1644 : a representation of the Virgin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PITY — ■ noun ( plural pities ) 1》 a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PITTANCE — ■ noun 1》 a very small or inadequate amount of money. 2》 historical a pious bequest to a religious house …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PITEOUS — ■ adjective deserving or arousing pity. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin ME: from OFr. piteus , from L. pietas …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIETÀ — [ pjeɪ'tα: ] ■ noun a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ on …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIETY — [ 'pʌɪəti ] ■ noun ( plural pieties ) the quality of being pious or reverent. ↘a belief accepted with …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIETISM — [ 'pʌɪətɪz(ə)m ] ■ noun pious sentiment, especially of an exaggerated or affected nature. ↘(usu. Pietism ) a 17th-century movement …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PITY — [pity] n, pl pit.ies [ME pite, fr. OF pite, fr. L pietat-, pietas piety, pity, fr. pius pious] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PITTANCE — [pit.tance] n [ME pitance, fr. OF, piety, pity, fr. ML pietantia, fr. pietant-, pietans, prp. of pietari to be charitable, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIETY — [pi.e.ty] n, pl pi.e.ties [F piete piety, pity, fr. L pietat-, pietas, fr. pius dutiful, pious] (1565) 1: the quality …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь

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