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The brief: Define Piety.


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Definitions of Pious/Piety on the Web:

devout: devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Marked by or showing reverence and devotion www.pcpa.org/studyvocabulary.html

righteousness by virtue of being pious wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Piety is a desire and willingness to perform religious duties. It is a
traditional virtue because religion is the only known way to win the favor or
forgiveness of deities, that is, to "propitiate" them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piety

Reverence toward God or the gods; religious devoutness www.innvista.com/culture/religion/diction.htm

I'm in the mood for a side order of theological exposition. Serve it up readers. How does one revere God. Define Piety.