piety
noun
[ ˈpʌɪəti ]
• the quality of being religious or reverent.
• "acts of piety and charity"
Similar:
devoutness,
devotion,
piousness,
religiousness,
religion,
holiness,
godliness,
sanctity,
sanctitude,
saintliness,
devotion to God,
veneration,
reverence,
faith,
religious duty,
spirituality,
sacredness,
religious zeal,
fervour,
pietism,
religiosity,
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘devotion to religious observances’): from Old French piete, from Latin pietas ‘dutifulness’, from pius (see pious).
