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Synonyms for piety

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Synonyms for piety

a state of often extreme religious ardour

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Synonyms for piety

righteousness by virtue of being pious

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Women wear veils for different reasons and it has very little to do with piety.'
In this study, we examined the relationship between career adaptability and career-related filial piety in a sample of Hong Kong undergraduate students.
Last month, the Baekgyo Hyo (Filial Piety) Culture Enhancement Association published the book "Gangneung, the City of the Olympics and Filial Love, Where Tradition Is Alive" both in Korean and in English.
Another assumption in the volume that this reviewer finds imprudent is that public performances of acts of religiosity--sedulous attendance at congregational prayers; frequent, public recitation of the Quran; avid collection of hadith--are in themselves to be regarded as marks of piety. Piety is arguably a much more nebulous, personal, and internalized trait.
Hypothesis 1: Filial piety will be significantly associated with life satisfaction.
KEYWORDS: Self-determination theory, Confucian-heritage cultures, filial piety, motivation, South Korea
"After more than 17 years running the Pelican in her Piety, the publican has decided to surrender the pub for personal reasons," said the spokesman.
I wouldn't have pegged it as piety either --I have never felt that comfortable with the veneration of the cross.
The relationship between liturgical life and popular piety remains relatively unexplored in the post-Vatican II Church.
Piety is the goal of worship; it gives special meaning to simple physical rituals in the eyes of Allah
Many of us unconsciously think we understand faith, or piety, even if we were not taught about it in school or do not live inside it.
In this connection, God says: "Act equitably, that is nearer to piety, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is Aware of what you do." (5:8)
Abraham Heschel and the Phenomenon of Piety By Joseph Harp Britton.