pious
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈpaɪəs/
:
piadoso
- We worship, he says, with pious reverence.
- pious devotion
- a pious man
- a pious woman
We worship, he says, with pious reverence.
- We worship, he says, with pious reverence.
- You could be halfway pious or halfway saved.
- But she was also pious, a God fearing person.
- So it wasn't like, I'm not saying you weren't pious, we both were.
- Nazareth was a very pious place and so on.
- Not an imposing group of rulers, but pious.
- They would actually be pious and devout Jews in a religious sense, and they would have this culture.
- They brought in John Mccone, who was like a Republican business guy, very pious Catholic, and he ran it, but nobody ever told him anything.
- They're so pious, they're so good, they're so saintly that that's, you know, this has nothing to do with them, right?
- They're you know, they're they're pious.
Examples
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The Spanish people, pious and loyal, reacted with fury.
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Think of the most pious person you know.
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Perhaps you should ask the pious lady.
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All my life, I have wanted to be pious like my father.
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If death came for someone so pious and humble, how could anyone be safe?
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But she was also pious, a God fearing person.
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Alexander the Third was a pious man who supported the Orthodox Church and the assertion of a strong Russian national identity.
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They would actually be pious and devout Jews in a religious sense, and they would have this culture.
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Hippocrates and Galen were both pious and devout.
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My mother was very pious, and with her, I would sometimes pray to God before bedtime.
Synonyms
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2.7
Connected to a god or religion and seen as special and pure
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5.7
Very religious and serious about their faith
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5.1
Showing deep faith and devotion to God
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6.1
Showing deep respect, often during religious or formal events
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5.8
Quiet and serious as if talking to God
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7.1
Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God
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5.8
Shows deep respect for God and follows religious rules
Showing strong belief in religion
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A story that teaches religious or moral lessons instead of showing real life
How Pious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pious comes from the Latin word pius, meaning 'dutiful' or 'devout', and it is the same root as piety. Think of someone who carefully keeps their religious duties and shows strong respect for a god — that is why pious means deeply religious or full of devotion.