Examples of 'piety' in a sentence
Meaning of "piety"
piety (noun): A quality of being religiously devout or showing reverence and respect for deities, religious practices, or principles
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- Reverence and devotion to God.
- Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
- A devout act or thought.
- A belief that is accepted unthinkingly and with undue reverence.
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You have shown piety and compassion.
His piety is only matched by his power.
I respect their piety and their wisdom.
Piety from the mouth of an assassin is blasphemy.
Loyalty and filial piety are mutually exclusive.
Piety is the last refuge in time of trouble.
All those years of piety up in smoke because of me.
Piety marked his writing and teaching.
I have always found piety rather a burden.
Filial piety is fundamental duty for a person.
The goodness and piety of the groom.
Filial piety is a main theme in this story.
It was to his sterling piety and great usefulness.
Her piety was sincere and without affectation.
People of high piety and low character.
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Piety should be promoted among all people.
Public practices of piety are our stock in trade.
His piety had the simplicity of childhood.
This separates true piety from respectability.
But piety for these individuals is good.
They did out of piety and sincerity.
Piety seems natural for some people.
He placed filial piety in the highest regard.
Piety is essential to the true religious leader.
Public displays of piety and devotion were outlawed.
Piety and learning have been replaced.
Nor all your piety nor wit.
Humble piety would correct all this.
We have heard from piety and learning.
Filial piety is the source of all virtues.
I come from a man who died in piety.
At that time piety was fashionable at the court.
I have had it with all this piety.
Dissembled piety will be reckoned as double iniquity.
Help one another in goodness and in piety.
One facet of piety is patience and forbearance.
Leave this world of morality and piety.
The piety and affection of the disciples.
But the clothing of piety that is better.
His piety then forbade him to resist.
He was known for his piety and erudition.
Filial piety is the duty of true children.
You your mouth full of stinking piety.
And piety needs to have that virility.
Confucianism exalts loyalty and filial piety.
Our piety must be truthful and honest.
I felt uncomfortable with all his piety.
The piety of the people has increased.
Such a coward and lack of filial piety.
He was admired for his piety and kindliness.
