[pi.e.ty] n, pl pi.e.ties [F piete piety, pity, fr. L pietat-, pietas, fr. pius dutiful, pious] (1565) 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 syn see fidelity