piety

名词 piety:

1. righteousness by virtue of being pious
   同义词：piousness

1. Often a convert is zealous not through piety, but because of the novelty of his experience.
   改变信仰者之所以常常显得热情，并非出自虔诚，而是由于他的体验新鲜之故。
2. The old man has great piety towards God.
   这位老人对上帝非常虔诚。

pi.e.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 pi.e.ties
The state or quality of being pious, especially:
虔诚的状态或性质，尤指
Religious devotion and reverence to God.
虔诚，虔敬：宗教中对上帝的爱和尊敬
Devotion and reverence to parents and family:
孝顺，孝敬：对父母和家人的爱和恭敬：
例句：
filial piety.
孝心

A devout act, thought, or statement.
虔诚的行为、信仰或话语

A position held conventionally or hypocritically.
传统职位：传统地或伪善地担当的职位
A statement of such a position:
这种职位的声明：
例句：
.the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women`s aspirations.(Erica Abeel)
.那些认为社会态度与妇女的希望保持一致的人们较为自由的声明.(埃丽卡·阿比尔)

来源：
Middle English piete [mercy, pity]
中古英语 piete [怜悯，可怜]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin piet3s, poet3s [dutiful conduct]
源自 拉丁语 piet3s, poet3s [职责性行为]
from pius, pous [dutiful]
源自 pius, pous [职责的]