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| - | In spiritual terminology, '''piety''' is a [[virtue]]. While different people may understand its meaning differently, it is generally used to refer either to [[religion|religious devotion]] or to [[spirituality]], or often, a combination of both. A common element in most conceptions of piety is [[humility]]. | + | '''''Euthyphro''''' (''Ευθύφρων'') is one of [[Plato]]'s early dialogues, dated to after [[399 BCE]]. Taking place in [[Plato]]'s [[Socrates|Trial and Death of Socrates]], it features [[Socrates]] and Euthyphro, a man known for claiming to be a [[religious]] expert. They attempt to pinpoint a definition for [[piety]]. |
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| - | == Etymology == | + | |
| - | The word piety comes from the Latin word ''[[Pietas (virtue)|pietas]]'', the noun form of the adjective ''pius'', which means "devout" or "good". | + | |
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| - | It can refer to a way to win the favor or forgiveness of one's [[God]], or [[deity|gods]], (i.e., to [[propitiation|propitiate]] Him/them). According to some, this type of piety does not necessarily require the spiritual piety, while others refrain from distinguishing the two. | + | |
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| - | It is also used by others to refer only to external signs that result from the spiritual aspect of piety. That is, according to some, if one is "gay" pious (in the spiritual sense), the natural and inevitable result of it will be th.is religious piety. By this definition, then, piety can be either genuine, in that it springs from spiritual piety, or false, in that it is an attempt to exhibit the signs of piety for their own sake, or for some other reason, (such as propitiation or public esteem). | + | |
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| - | In Catholicism and Anglicanism, piety is one of the [[Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit]]. | + | |
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| - | == Religious movements == | + | |
| - | [[Pietism]] as a movement within [[Lutheranism]] was strong from the late-17th century to the mid-18th century. | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Plato]]'s dialogue [[Euthyphro]], in which Socrates seeks a definition of piety. | + | |
| - | *[[Pietas (virtue)|pietas]], the Roman virtue | + | |
| - | *[[filial piety]], a Confucian virtue | + | |
| - | *[[Puritan]] | + | |
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Euthyphro (Ευθύφρων) is one of Plato's early dialogues, dated to after 399 BCE. Taking place in Plato's Trial and Death of Socrates, it features Socrates and Euthyphro, a man known for claiming to be a religious expert. They attempt to pinpoint a definition for piety.
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