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filial piety

Definition of Filial Piety

(noun) Reverence and respect given to one’s parents and ancestors.

Filial Piety Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: fil·i·al pi·e·ty

Audio Pronunciation

– American English
– British English

Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /fIl-ee-uhl pIE-uh-tee/
  • British English – /rIl-iuhl pIE-uh-tee/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /ˈfɪliəl ˈpaɪəti/
  • British English – /ˈfɪliəl ˈpaɪəti/

Usage Note

  • Plural: filial pieties

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Works Consulted

Griffiths, Heather, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones. 2016. Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax.

Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).

Cite the Definition of Filial Piety

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “filial piety.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 20, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/filial-piety/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

filial piety. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/filial-piety/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “filial piety.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/filial-piety/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“filial piety.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/filial-piety/>.