Piety

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

See also

• Euthyphro by Plato
• Filial piety
• Methodism
• Philipp Jakob Spener
• Pietism
• Virtue

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