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piety

/ˈpaɪəti/PIGH-uh-tee
/ˈpaɪəti/PIGH-uh-tee

Meaningdutifulness

Common meaning: devotion to religion

Journey through time

  1. Latinpius‘dutiful, devout’
  2. Frenchpietésource
  3. Englishpiety‘devotion to religion’ · today

pi also in: pitypiousexpiate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pius ‘dutiful, devout’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pius, p. 1381 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PITY, p. 447 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • pius Latin “dutiful, devout”

Related words

expiatepiouspity

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