Praying vs Piety - What's the difference?
praying | piety |
Of or pertaining to prayer.
An act of saying a prayer.
* John Walford
(uncountable) reverence and devotion to God
(uncountable) similar reverence to one's parents and family
(countable) a devout act or thought
As nouns the difference between praying and piety
is that praying is an act of saying a prayer while piety is (uncountable) reverence and devotion to god.As an adjective praying
is of or pertaining to prayer.As a verb praying
is .praying
English
Adjective
(-)Noun
(en noun)- However, after breakfast the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.
Verb
(head)piety
English
Noun
- Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.