Roget's Thesaurus

#987. Piety

Nouns

piety, religion, theism, faith; religiousness, holiness etc. adj.; saintship; religionism; sanctimony etc. (assumed piety) 988; reverence etc. (respect) 928; humility, veneration, devotion; prostration etc. (worship) 990; grace, unction, edification; sanctity, sanctitude; consecration. spiritual existence, odor of sanctity, beauty of holiness. theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life; Body and Blood of Christ. believer, convert, theist, Christian, devotee, pietist; the good, the righteous, the just, the believing, the elect; Saint, Madonna, Notre Dame [Fr.], Our Lady. the children of God, the children of the Kingdom, the children of the light.

Verbs

be pious etc. adj.; have faith etc. n.; believe, receive Christ; revere etc. 928; be converted etc.; convert, edify, sanctify, keep holy, beatify, regenerate, inspire, consecrate, enshrine.

Adjectives

pious, religious, devout, devoted, reverent, godly, heavenly-minded, humble, pure, holy, spiritual, pietistic; saintly, saint-like; seraphic, sacred, solemn. believing, faithful, Christian, Catholic. elected, adopted, justified, sanctified, regenerated, inspired, consecrated, converted, unearthly, not of the earth.

Phrases

ne vile fano [It.]; pure-eyed Faith . . . thou hovering angel girt with golden wings [Milton].