NOUN | attribute | piousness, piety | righteousness by virtue of being pious |
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Meaning | righteousness by virtue of being pious. | |
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Synonym | piety | |
Attributes | impious | lacking piety or reverence for a god |
pious | Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity | |
Narrower | devoutness, religiousness | piety by virtue of being devout |
dutifulness | piety by virtue of devotion to duty | |
godliness | piety by virtue of being a godly person | |
Broader | righteousness | adhering to moral principles |
Opposite | impiety, impiousness | unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god |
Spanish | piedad | |
Catalan | pietat | |
Adjectives | pious | having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity |
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