piety

Example Sentences

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The pope "wanted to see for himself what is happening in Monaco, where this movement of renewal is based on an embraced faith, and on an inclusive popular piety and devotion," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As traumatic as such piety might seem, Jonathan Sheehan’s “On the Altar” shows convincingly that human sacrifice and its multiple meanings and practices have shaped the intellectual history of the West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Take the title’s smirk at the idea of piety, and the way the script implicitly questions the legitimacy of that label.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

Was it, they asked, real piety or young people doing as they were told because that is how it's been here for their whole lives?

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

Because of his cloak of piety, he is untouchable.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali