Piety

Piety is a desire and willingness to perform religious duties. It is a traditional virtue because in some religions, it is the only known way to win the favor or forgiveness of deities, that is, to "propitiate" them.

Pietism as a movement within Lutheranism, was strong from the late-17th century to the mid-18th century

Reverence toward God or the gods; religious devoutness

See also

*the roman Pietas
*the confucian and buddhist Filial piety
*and the Pietà
*Puritan

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