piety
noun
Meaning
- nounReverence and devotion to God.
Example:
Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
- nounSimilar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.
Example:
patriotism as piety, when done right
- nounA devout or otherwise laudable act, thought, or statement. A platitude that may be empty or at least facile and undercommitted.
Example:
He was quick with the pieties about hard work, honest communication, active listening, and respecting others' viewpoints, but walking the walk is different from talking the talk.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,561 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 76% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None