Synonyms for piety
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Noun
1. Devotion
devotion, holiness, godliness, religiosity, religiousness, reverence, religion, sanctity, grace, devoutness
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Definitions
- n. 1
Reverence and devotion to God.
Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
Forms
- Plural
- pieties → devotions, holinesses, godlinesses, religiosities…
Example sentences
- devotion The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.
- religiosity Tom is obsessed with religiosity.
- godliness Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| piety | rising | |
| devotion | steady | |
| holiness | rising | |
| religiosity | rising | |
| godliness | rising | |
| piousness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- grace1
- 8 letters
- religion3, devotion3, holiness3, sanctity3
- 9 letters
- reverence3, godliness, piousness
- 10 letters
- devoutness
- 11 letters
- religiosity6
- 13 letters
- religiousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (religion3 = 3 syllables).