n.
Pronunciation: ' p ī - ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pi · e · ties
Etymology: French pieté piety, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietat-, pietas, from pius dutiful, pious
Date: 1579
1 : the quality or state of being pious: as a : fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents) b : dutifulness in religion : DEVOUTNESS
2 : an act inspired by piety
3 : a conventional belief or standard : ORTHODOXY
synonyms see FIDELITY