piety

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Piety (Latin pietas " piety , sense of duty") stands for:

  • the reverent respect , also tactfulness , especially shown towards the feelings or religious values ​​of others , often with regard to the deceased. The word had many meanings in antiquity, all of which can be summarized under “the conscientious behavior towards man and God”. B. Humility , fatherly love, and love of the country .
  • derived from it, it is often part of the name of funeral homes
  • (Chinese 孝xiào ) one of the "five relationships" of Confucianism, see also filial piety

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