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
“Last Days” barely engages with religion or piety.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
"King Louis is the most beautiful man I have ever seen, but his beauty radiates from his wisdom, his piety, and his kindness. Not the dust and flesh that cling to his bones."
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Vocabulary lists containing piety
The Poet X
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"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving
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