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"Piety", a religious term meaning religious devotion or spirituality, is derived from the Latin word "pietas" which was a highly valued Roman virtue or a term referring to a respectful familial love as the love from a son to a father.

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pieta means pity in Latin. It refers most often to Mary leaning over dead Jesus.

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