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PIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Righteousness by virtue of being pious
Synonyms:
piety; piousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("piousness" is a kind of...):
righteousness (adhering to moral principles)
Attribute:
pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)
impious (lacking piety or reverence for a god)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piousness"):
devoutness; religiousness (piety by virtue of being devout)
dutifulness (piety by virtue of devotion to duty)
godliness (piety by virtue of being a godly person)
Derivation:
pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)
