A dialogue about giving definitions. First Definition p. I need a standard , which I can consult to determine whether an act is pious or not. Piety is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them. And so according to this definition, it would seem that some acts are both pious and impious. But since piety and impiety are opposites , it would seem that no act should be both at once. And so this definition appears to lead to a contradiction.
Note: Socrates also notes that we are told the gods have much the same kinds of disagreements that Euthyphro has with his family pp. So appealing to the gods offers little help. See antonyms for piety on Thesaurus. We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
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The history of Mulan, from a 6th-century ballad to the live-action Disney movie Constance Grady September 4, Vox. II: Acadia, Various. From the beginning of its use in the 15th century this Latin descendant has been used to describe those who are simply very religious—that is, who are deeply devoted to their religion—but it has for centuries also described those who make a show of their religiousness and use it to assert their superiority.
We see both in literature:. She sent for a minister, too, a serious, pious, good man, and applied herself with such earnestness, by his assistance, to the work of a sincere repentance, that I believe, and so did the minister too, that she was a true penitent…. There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve.
It is the pious slave-breeder devoting the proceeds of every tenth slave to buy a Sunday's liberty for the rest. Over the years other meanings have developed too. Pious can be used positively to describe those who are dutiful or virtuous, or things that are worthy. And it can be used negatively to describe hypocrisy.
Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man—very old, perhaps, though hale and sinewy. Because the word is about religion and religiousness, many associate pious with the Bible.
It is, however, wholly absent from many translations of the Bible, probably because of its ambiguous meaning. The blessing of the Lord is the reward of the pious, and quickly God causes his blessing to flourish. You try to look like saintly men, but underneath those pious robes of yours are hearts besmirched with every sort of hypocrisy and sin. Piety , which most often refers to simple religious devotion, doesn't have the same problem, and is more widely used in biblical translations.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'piety. Send us feedback. See more words from the same year. Accessed 13 Nov.
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