piety: значение и определения

The state or quality of being pious, especially:

Religious devotion and reverence to God.

Devotion and reverence to parents and family: filial piety.

A devout act, thought, or statement.

A position held conventionally or hypocritically.

A statement of such a position: "the liberated pieties of people who believe that social attitudes have kept pace with women's aspirations” ( Erica Abeel).