piety

piété, dévotion

Profond respect envers Dieu et attachement aux croyances et aux pratiques religieuses.

En anglais simple : Deep respect for God and commitment to religious belief and practice.

• Her piety was widely admired.
• The monk showed his piety through daily prayer.
• He questioned whether their public piety reflected true faith.

Synonymes : devotion, devoutness, religiousness

Contraires : impiety

Expressions courantes : religious piety, personal piety, acts of piety

piété filiale, dévouement

Profond respect et fidélité envers ses parents, sa famille ou son pays.

En anglais simple : Deep respect and loyalty toward your parents, family, or country.

• Filial piety shaped his choices.
• She cared for her parents out of piety.
• The poem praises loyalty and patriotic piety.

Synonymes : devotion, reverence

Expressions courantes : filial piety, patriotic piety, family piety

lieu commun, banalité moralisatrice

Parole qui paraît moralement bonne, mais révèle peu de réflexion ou d’engagement réel.

En anglais simple : A statement that sounds morally good but offers little real thought or commitment.

• The speech was full of empty pieties.
• She challenged the familiar pieties about hard work.
• We need practical help rather than comforting pieties.

Synonymes : platitude, truism

Expressions courantes : empty piety, conventional piety, political piety

acte pieux

Action, pensée ou parole exprimant une dévotion religieuse ou une autre qualité morale appréciée.

En anglais simple : An action, thought, or statement that expresses religious devotion or another admired moral quality.

• Lighting the candle was a small piety.
• Their daily pieties included prayers for strangers.
• He recorded these quiet pieties in his journal.

Synonymes : devotion, observance

Expressions courantes : a small piety, daily piety, traditional piety