pious fiction
- noun
- /ˈpaɪəs ˈfɪkʃən/
- Literature
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ficción piadosa
- The author was known for weaving pious fiction into his children’s books to impart moral lessons.
Examples
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Some critics dismissed the novel as mere pious fiction, lacking in genuine human conflict.
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Her stories, earnestly written as pious fiction, found a devoted audience among religious readers.
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Many authors write pious fiction to inspire their readers.
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The novel is an example of pious fiction.
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Her stories, earnestly written as pious fiction, found a devoted audience among religious readers.
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The author was known for weaving pious fiction into his children’s books to impart moral lessons.
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Some critics dismissed the novel as mere pious fiction, lacking in genuine human conflict.
How Religious
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- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'pious' (devout/religious) directly modifies 'fiction' (an invented account), so a learner who knows both words can infer a story intended to express or promote religious or moral sentiments. This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition found across languages and does not involve idiomatic or metaphorical shift, making the meaning readily derivable.
Etymology
Pious fiction links two clear words: pious (deeply religious) and fiction (a made-up story). One simple way to see it is that such stories were written 'to teach a moral or religious lesson' instead of showing real life, so today the phrase means a story that helps belief rather than showing real life.