PIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)