Etymology

pietà

Today it means: A sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus. Full definition →

Italian pietà
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompietà
  2. English todaypietà

From Italian pietà. Doublet of piety, and pity.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.