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[ pahy -uh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpaɪ əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious.
practiced or used in the name of real or pretended religious motives, or for some ostensibly good object; falsely earnest or sincere: a pious deception.
of or relating to religious devotion; sacred rather than secular: pious literature.
having or showing appropriate respect or regard for parents or others.
Origin of pious First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin pius, akin to piāre “to propitiate”
SYNONYMS FOR pious 1 devout, godly, reverent.
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synonym study for pious 1 . See religious.
OTHER WORDS FROM pious pi·ous·ly, adverb pi·ous·ness, noun pre·pi·ous, adjective pre·pi·ous·ly, adverb
pseu·do·pi·ous, adjective pseu·do·pi·ous·ly, adverb quasi-pious, adjective qua·si-pi·ous·ly, adverb sem·i·pi·ous, adjective sem·i·pi·ous·ly, adverb sem·i·pi·ous·ness, noun su·per·pi·ous, adjective su·per·pi·ous·ly, adverb su·per·pi·ous·ness, noun un·pi·ous, adjective un·pi·ous·ly, adverb
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Example sentences from the Web for pious Yet for a pious Muslim believer, the experience of those states was bad to the point of being catastrophic.
Why the Caliphate Will Devour Its Children | Philip Jenkins| July 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
There was lot of promiscuity in my family, but everyone was pretending that they were pious and perfect.
Why Whitney Cummings’ Dick Jokes Are Important | Kevin Fallon| June 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And then, using the language of the pious against them, he declares, “We know that God is on our side.”
Texas GOP Wants to ‘Cure’ Gays | James Kirchick| June 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
How can the pious candidate pivot when polls show voters shifting away from religion?
Mike Huckabee’s Bully Pulpit: Economic Populism | Lloyd Green| December 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
But there's more to public touchiness over last week's sketch than just pious indignation.
Nasrallah Doubles Down On Syria, Iran | Matt Lerner| November 14, 2013| DAILY BEAST
In the 12th century the same gospels were again copied by pious hands into the Kentish dialect of the period.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 | Various
I know his fame as a pious teacher and a learned man, well beloved of his people.
Standish of Standish | Jane G. Austin
But immediately after making this pious pact they began to distribute among themselves the spoils of war.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be pious and affectionate.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
In the next room Miriam's lips were moving in pious testimony.
The Fortieth Door | Mary Hastings Bradley
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British Dictionary definitions for pious adjective having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout
marked by reverence
marked by false reverence; sanctimonious
sacred; not secular
archaic having or expressing devotion for one's parents or others
Derived forms of pious piously , adverb piousness , noun Word Origin for pious C17: from Latin pius, related to piāre to expiate
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