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as in religion
belief and trust in and loyalty to God
her piety is quiet but profound
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as in holiness
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous
among fellow clerics he is respected and admired for his piety
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as in devotion
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
familial piety keeps me from refusing to help my brother in this financial crisis
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Recent Examples of piety
Yet beyond piety and service, the Georgia Democrat stood out from his earliest days on the national stage with unusually prolific, nuanced explanations of his beliefs.
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Perhaps his piety soured the American public on him.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
Seen this way, gratitude can be an adventure, an exercise not only in piety but also in imagination.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2024
When city officials mumble pieties and let lifesaving street designs get bogged down in endless studies.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Perhaps his piety soured the American public on him.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
Seen this way, gratitude can be an adventure, an exercise not only in piety but also in imagination.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2024
When city officials mumble pieties and let lifesaving street designs get bogged down in endless studies.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piety
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Books The Faithless Generation Paul Baumann Traditional religion thrives in stable communities, not a world where innovators aim to ‘break things.’ Books Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology John O’Sullivan The ideological lie persists, demanding compulsion to enforce its vision.—
Mary Katharine Ham,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Huge ideas concerning faith and religion also don’t amount to much.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Parham, a former Methodist married to a woman from a Quaker family, had come to Kansas from Iowa, after touring holiness camps and talking with global missionaries, some of whom told him about seeing recent converts slip into trances and speak in tongues.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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In this novel no one of these paths is holier than another; Wood is more invested in noticing the human pursuit of holiness itself.—
Lauren Christensen,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But Frank's loyalty to the fans bred a reciprocal devotion that could turn dark.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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His departure signals the Eagles’ faith in Brown.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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This sentiment finds its deepest modern expression in Kierkegaard’s view that faith requires a leap beyond reason.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Latin American theologians, including Gustavo Gutiérrez, emphasized that Exodus’s liberating power extends beyond spirituality to encompass justice on earth.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Dreamy and boundless, this Water sign is deeply connected to its emotions, intuition and spirituality, often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Spaniard made the move after winning the 2023 Masters, which changed his thinking about switching allegiances.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Across the nation more and more Hispanic—and to some extent Black voters—are switching allegiance the Republicans.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Strong connections drive loyalty, turning readers into advocates.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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My distrust of Trump is anchored in his track record of personally courting white supremacists and neo-Nazis, spreading conspiracy theories featuring antisemitic tropes, and insinuating that Jewish-Americans have dual loyalty.—
Ben Krull,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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His two sensational strikes against Madrid were a culmination of his dedication on the training ground.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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His father, an attorney of Irish immigrant descent, worked tirelessly while his mother managed their household of six children with the same dedication.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Piety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piety. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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