transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpī-ə-tē ]
noun
( 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