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piety

[pahy-i-tee] / ˈpaɪ ɪ ti /


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So much so that some state media have tried to steer the discussion online towards traditionals concepts of filial piety, urging young people to be more understanding of their parents.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The author rescues her from near-historical oblivion, portraying a woman of intense piety, “even more devout than her mother-in-law.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

The shift from politics to piety is not just thematic.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2026

You’ve seen a couple hundred of them by the time you hit second or third grade, so you become familiar with the muted ethereal glow, the heavenly gaze and the look of piety.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

During this time, owing to his newfound piety, Bobby used no profanity.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Through an artistic probing of form, perhaps reflective of his ancestors’ Talmudic dialectic, he questioned traditional pieties and challenged an existing order.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

Much of the public wanted a different take on war - and one that challenged solemn pieties at the heart of Official Remembrance.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

He was arguing in favor of its openness, its refusal to traffic in standard pieties.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2023

Bakewell describes how he “trashes all the humanistic pieties on the subject of reading,” defending, for example, the right to unapologetically toss a dull book aside.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2023

She had little patience for Ginikas friends, most of whom were like that, their righteousness made her feel both irritated and lacking, but she was prepared to forgive Blaine's pieties.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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