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# piety

«piety» in Mova's school dictionary: **deep respect for God and religion, shown by a good and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (pieties)

### meaning for a pupil

Piety is deep respect for God and religion, shown by a good and faithful life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piety/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, a holy man or woman who is known for being good and devout

### examples

- The priest was known for his piety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piety/#x1)
- The king heard of the monk's great piety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piety/#x2)
- She showed piety by praying every morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piety/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «piety» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piety/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.