piety.
Reverence and devotion to God.
Meaning & usage
Reverence and devotion to God.
Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
patriotism as piety, when done right
A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement.
A devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement. A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English piete, borrowed from Middle French pieté, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and pity. By surface analysis, pious + -ety.
Try it on your idea.
piety has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.