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Definition of Pietas
1. pieta [n] - See also: pieta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pietas
Literary usage of Pietas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1770)
"While this latter publication was in the prefs, the author of pietas ... This is
another production of that prolific genius, the renowned author of pietas ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1831)
"pietas Privata.— The Book of Private Devotion : A series of Prayers and Meditations ;
with an Introductory Essay on Prayer, chiefly from the writings of ..."
3. The Christian Examiner (1830)
"pietas Londinensis; or the History, Design, and Present State of the various
Public Charities, in or near London. By A. HIGHMORE, Esq. London. 1810. ..."
4. A History of American Literature by Moses Coit Tyler (1878)
"pietas et Gratulatio "—Its occasion—Its authors—A burst of American loyalty to
the English monarchs—Its Greek and Latin verses—Its English verses—Apotheosis ..."
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