die Achtung vor heiligen Dingen; Frömmigkeit; Ehrfurcht, Rücksichtnahme.
ETYM French piété; cf. Italian pietŕ; both from Latin pietas piety, from pius pious. Related to Pious, Pity.
Righteousness by virtue of being pious; SYN. piousness.
ETYM French révérence, Latin reverentia. Related to Reverent.
1. A profound fear inspired by a deity; SYN. awe, veneration.
2. A reverent mental attitude.