noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpaɪ̯ɪti/without t-flapping
[ˈphaɪ̯ɪthɪi̯]without t-flapping
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/ˈpaɪ̯ɪɾi/t-flapping
[ˈphaɪ̯ɪɾɪi̯]t-flapping
/ˈpaɪ̯əti/without t-flapping
[ˈphaɪ̯əthɪi̯]without t-flapping
/ˈpaɪ̯əɾi/t-flapping
[ˈphaɪ̯əɾɪi̯]t-flapping
rhymes with -aɪɪti
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Reverence and devotion to God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
Examples
Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
patriotism as piety, when done right
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He was quick with the pieties about hard work, honest communication, active listening, and respecting others' viewpoints, but walking the walk is different from talking the talk.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
righteousness by virtue of being pious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity. By surface analysis, pious + -ety.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَقْوَى
(taqwā)
— reverence and devotion to God
Armenian:
բարեպաշտություն
(barepaštutʻyun)
— reverence and devotion to God
Bulgarian:
набожност
(nabožnost)
— reverence and devotion to God
Catalan:
pietat
— reverence and devotion to God
Chinese Mandarin:
虔誠 /虔诚
(qiánchéng)
— reverence and devotion to God
Czech:
zbožnost
— reverence and devotion to God
Czech:
nábožnost
— reverence and devotion to God
Dutch:
vroomheid
— reverence and devotion to God
Esperanto:
pieco
— reverence and devotion to God
Finnish:
hurskaus
— reverence and devotion to God
French:
piété
— reverence and devotion to God
Galician:
piedade
— reverence and devotion to God
Georgian:
ღვთისმოსაობა
(ɣvtismosaoba)
— reverence and devotion to God
Georgian:
ღვთისმოშიშობა
(ɣvtismošišoba)
— reverence and devotion to God
German:
Frömmigkeit
— reverence and devotion to God
Greek:
ευσέβεια
(efséveia)
— reverence and devotion to God
Ancient Greek:
εὐσέβεια
(eusébeia)
— reverence and devotion to God
Hindi:
धार्मिकता
(dhārmiktā)
— reverence and devotion to God
Hungarian:
vallásosság
— reverence and devotion to God
Irish:
crábhadh
— reverence and devotion to God
Irish:
cráifeacht
— reverence and devotion to God
Irish:
beannaíocht
— reverence and devotion to God
Italian:
pietà
— reverence and devotion to God
Japanese:
篤信
(tokushin)
— reverence and devotion to God
Kazakh:
құдайшылдық
(qūdaişyldyq)
— reverence and devotion to God
Latvian:
pietāte
— reverence and devotion to God
Macedonian:
на́божност
(nábožnost)
— reverence and devotion to God
Macedonian:
благоче́стие
(blagočéstie)
— reverence and devotion to God
Manx:
craueeaght
— reverence and devotion to God
Māori:
whakaponotanga
— reverence and devotion to God
Marathi:
धार्मिकता
(dhārmiktā)
— reverence and devotion to God
Occitan:
pietat
— reverence and devotion to God
Polish:
pobożność
— reverence and devotion to God
Polish:
bogobojność
— reverence and devotion to God
Portuguese:
piedade
— reverence and devotion to God
Romanian:
evlavie
— reverence and devotion to God
Romanian:
pietate
— reverence and devotion to God
Russian:
на́божность
(nábožnostʹ)
— reverence and devotion to God
Russian:
благоче́стие
(blagočéstije)
— reverence and devotion to God
Sanskrit:
धार्मिकता
(dhārmikatā)
— reverence and devotion to God
Scottish Gaelic:
cràbhadh
— reverence and devotion to God
Spanish:
piedad
— reverence and devotion to God
Swedish:
fromhet
— reverence and devotion to God
Turkish:
dindarlık
— reverence and devotion to God
Turkish:
sofuluk
— reverence and devotion to God
Turkish:
takva
— reverence and devotion to God
Turkish:
züht
— reverence and devotion to God
Ukrainian:
набо́жність
(nabóžnistʹ)
— reverence and devotion to God
Yiddish:
פֿרומקייט
(frumkeyt)
— reverence and devotion to God
Arabic:
بِرّ
(birr)
— reverence to one's family
Finnish:
kunnioitus
— reverence to one's family
German:
Pietät
— reverence to one's family
Greek:
σεβασμός
(sevasmós)
— reverence to one's family
