piety
Example Sentences
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Iskander’s David is a young man whose youthful piety and heroism make him a sympathetic figure, notwithstanding the bag of cold cuts.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
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
“Last Days” barely engages with religion or piety.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
When his uncle came again Wang Lung cried out, “Even filial piety will not feed my house!” and he sent his uncle empty away.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
Vocabulary lists containing piety
The Poet X
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"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving
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