Filial reverence
1filial piety — noun Etymology: translation of Chinese (Pekingese) hsiao4 : reverence for parents considered in Chinese ethics the prime virtue and the basis of all right human relations …
2Piety — Pi e*ty, n. [F. pi[ e]t[ e]; cf. It. piet[ a]; both fr. L. pietas piety, fr. pius pious. See {Pious}, and cf. {Pity}.] 1. Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and earnest… …
3Justin II — Infobox Monarch name =Justin II title =Emperor of the Byzantine Empire caption =Flavius Iustinus Iunior Augustus reign =November 15, 565 – 578 full name =Flavius Iustinus Iunior Augustus predecessor =Justinian I successor =Tiberius II Constantine …
4Robert Grosseteste — Robert Grosseteste † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Robert Grosseteste Bishop of Lincoln and one of the most learned men of the Middle Ages; b. about 1175; d. 9 October, 1253. He came from Stradbroke in the county of Suffolk. Little is known …
5Sem (Shem) — Sem (Shem) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sem (Shem) (Hebrew name , fame , renown ; in Septuagint, Sem; A.V., Shem.) Son of Noe; according to Gen., x, 21, the eld …
6Fear of the Lord the — Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial reverence. (Comp. Deut. 32:6; Hos. 11:1; Isa. 1:2; …
7piety — n. 1. Filial reverence. 2. Godliness, religion, devotion, holiness, sanctity, grace …
8Confucianism — Confucianist, n., adj. /keuhn fyooh sheuh niz euhm/, n. the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and… …
9Confucianism — The Dacheng Hall, the main hall of the Temple of Confucius in Qufu …
10arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
