piety
41Zealots of Piety — The Zealots of Piety (Russian: Кружок ревнителей благочестия ) was a circle of ecclesiastical and secular individuals beginning in the late 1630s in Russia, which gathered around Stefan Vonifatiyev, the confessor of tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. The… …
42Mount of piety — See also: Montepío (disambiguation) A mount of piety was an institutional pawnbroker run as a charity in Europe from the later Middle Ages times to the 20th century, more often referred to in English by the relevant local term , such as monte di… …
43mount of piety — Mont de pi et e Mont de pi [ e] t[ e] [F., fr. It. monte di piet[ a] mount of piety.] One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest… …
44Mount of Piety — is a literal translation from [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes de Piedad Montes de Piedad] or Pío Monte . There is no colloquial term to describe this Franciscan charity institution . Formed in the 15th century in Italy, their aim was to… …
45Mount of piety — Mount Mount (mount), n. [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. {Mount}, v., {Mountain}, {Mont}, {Monte}, {Montem}.] 1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising… …
46Pelican in her piety — Pelican Pel i*can, n. [F. p[ e]lican, L. pelicanus, pelecanus, Gr. ?, ?, ?, the woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr. ? to hew with an ax, akin to Skr. para[,c]u.] [Written also {pelecan}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any large webfooted… …
47Temple of Bright Filial Piety — The Temple of Bright Filial Piety on Guangxiao Road is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou and was the mansion of Prince Zhao Jiande of the Nanyue Kingdom during the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. A.D.24).The temple was initially built …
48lack of piety — index blasphemy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
49pelican in her piety — (heraldry) A pelican with wings indorsed, feeding her young with her blood • • • Main Entry: ↑pelican …
50filial piety — in Confucianism, the virtue of devotion to one s parents. See hsiao (xiao). * * * …
