piety (Fidelity to natural obligations)

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• piety — noun (plural pieties) Etymology: French pieté piety, pity, from Old French, from Latin pietat , pietas, from pius dutiful, pious Date: 1579 1. the quality or state of being pious: as a. fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents) b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fidelity — fidelity, allegiance, fealty, loyalty, devotion, piety denote faithfulness to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty. Fidelity implies strict adherence to what is a matter of faith or of keeping faith; it presupposes an obligation,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• fidelity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English fidelite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fidelité, from Latin fidelitat , fidelitas, from fidelis faithful, from fides faith, from fidere to trust more at bide Date: 15th century 1. a. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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