2001 Translation

Sounds Like: pee-EH-tahs

Translations: piety, dutifulness, devotion, loyalty, a sense of duty, a sense of devotion

From the root: PIETAS

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: Pietas refers to a complex Roman virtue encompassing duty, devotion, and religious observance. It signifies a deep respect and loyalty towards gods, country, parents, and family. It describes the proper attitude and actions one should take in fulfilling their obligations to these entities. It is a fundamental concept in Roman ethics and society.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PIETAS.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• PIETATE — by piety, with piety, from piety, in piety, for piety, on account of piety
• PIETATEM — piety, devotion, dutifulness, loyalty, religiousness, a sense of duty
• PIETATIS — of piety, of devotion, of duty, of loyalty, of godliness, of reverence

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