piety
piety
subs.
P. and V. εὐσέβεια, ἡ, τὸ εὐσεβές, P., ὁσιότης, ἡ.
Filial affection: P. φιλοστοργία, ἡ.
subs.
P. and V. εὐσέβεια, ἡ, τὸ εὐσεβές, P., ὁσιότης, ἡ.
Filial affection: P. φιλοστοργία, ἡ.
PIETY
pietas erga Deum (reverence and love toward God): sanctitas (course of life pleasing to God). (The words are found in this connection and order.) pietas et sanctitas; sanctimonia (virtuous disposition innocence): to have credit for great piety magna pietatis et sanctitatis laude florere.
pietas erga Deum (reverence and love toward God): sanctitas (course of life pleasing to God). (The words are found in this connection and order.) pietas et sanctitas; sanctimonia (virtuous disposition innocence): to have credit for great piety magna pietatis et sanctitatis laude florere.
piety: pĭĕtas (primarily, dutiful conduct towards parents; hence also, towards the gods: cf. Cic. Part. 22, fin., justitia erga deos religio, erga parentes pietas nominatur; together with id. N. D. 1, 41, 116, where the definition is given, est pietas justitia erga deos): for the sake of precision, use, p. adversus deos [Deum], id. Fin. 2, 22, 73: or, p. erga Deum, Or. pro Dom. 41, 107. Join pietas et sanctitas, id. Off. 2, 3, 11; pietas, sanctitas, religio, id. N. D. 1, 2, 3. (As distinct from pietas, sanctitas denotes irreproachableness of life; religio, scrupulous regard for oaths, etc.)
piety
Piety
- of men of old: Paus. 10.28.6