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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Piety

/pī'-ət-ē/ · Pi·e·ty · IPA /ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/
01 n. Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his s…
  1. 1.
    Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest devotion to his service.
    Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man.” — Rambler.
  2. 2.
    Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion; affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents, relatives, benefactors, country, etc.
    “Conferred upon me for the piety Which to my country I was judged to have shown.” Milton.