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Feb 13, 2012
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pi•os•i•ty



Pronunciation: (pī-os'i-tē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
2. an act or instance of such piety: the piosities of our Puritan forefathers.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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