pious

pi·ous  (ps)

adj.

1. Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout. See Synonyms at religious.

2.

a. Marked by conspicuous devoutness: a pious and holy observation.

b. Marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical: a pious fraud.

3. Devotional: pious readings.

4. Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded.

5. Commendable; worthy: a pious effort.

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[From Latin pius, dutiful.]

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pious·ly adv.

pious·ness n.

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pious [ˈpaɪəs]

adj

1. having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout

2. marked by reverence

3. marked by false reverence; sanctimonious

4. sacred; not secular

5. Archaic having or expressing devotion for one's parents or others

[from Latin pius, related to piāre to expiate]

piously  adv

piousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" religious - having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude" sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" virtuous - morally excellent unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god

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pious

adjective

1. religious, godly, devoted, spiritual, holy, dedicated, righteous, devout, saintly, God-fearing, reverent He was brought up by pious female relatives.
religious irreverent, unholy, ungodly, irreligious, impious

2. self-righteous, hypocritical, sanctimonious, goody-goody, unctuous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, religiose They were derided as pious, self-righteous bores.
self-righteous humble, sincere, meek

Translations

pious [ˈpaɪəs] ADJ → piadoso, pío (pej) → beato
pious hopes → vanas esperanzas fpl

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pious [ˈpaɪəs] adj

(= devout) → pieux/euse

(pejorative) (= sanctimonious) [person, words] → pieux/euse
pious intentions → pieuses intentions pious hope
pious hope n → vœu m pieux

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pious

adj

(= devout) → fromm; (pej also) → frömmlerisch

(pej: = hypocritical) person, words → unaufrichtig, falsch; a pious hope → ein frommer Wunsch

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pious [ˈpaɪəs] adj → pio/a (pej) → bigotto/a
a pious hope → una vana speranza

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pious

adj pious [ˈpaiəs]

having or showing strong religious feelings, reverence for or devotion to God etc a pious woman/attitude. vroom تَقي، وَرِع набожен zbožný from fromm ευσεβής pío, piadoso, devoto; beato (peyorativo) vaga پرهیزکار hurskas pieux אדוק धर्मनिष्ठ pobožan istenfélő saleh guðrækinn/-hræddur pio 信心深い 신앙심이 깊은 dievobaimingas dievbijīgs warak vroom from, gudfryktig pobożny devoto pios набожный pobožný pobožen pobožan from, gudfruktig เคร่งครัดในทางศาสนา dindar, sofu 虔誠的 побожний, благочестивий نيک، دين دار sùng đạo 虔诚的

adv piously

vroom بِتَقْوى، بِوَرَع набожно zbožně fromt fromm ευλαβικά píamente, piadosamente, devotamente; beatamente vagalt پرهیزکارانه hurskaasti pieusement בַּאֲדִיקוּת धर्मनिष्ठता से pobožan kegyesen, jámboran dengan saleh á guðrækinn hátt piamente 信心深く 경건하게 dievobaimingai dievbijīgi dgn penuh khusyuk vroom fromt, gudfryktig pobożnie devotamente (în mod) pios набожно zbožne pobožno pobožno fromt, gudfruktigt อย่างเคร่งครัดในทางศาสนา dindarca 虔誠地 благочестиво نيکي سے ngoan đạo, sùng đạo 虔诚地

n piety [ˈpaiəti]

vroomheid تَقْوى، وَرَع набожност zbožnost fromhed die Frömmigkeit ευσέβεια piedad vagadus پرهیزکاری hurskaus piété אֲדִיקוּת भक्ति, धर्मपरायणता, निष्ठा, श्रद्धा pobožnost jámborság, kegyesség kesalehan guðrækni devozione 信心 경건, 독실함 dievobaimingumas dievbijība kewarakan vroomheid fromhet, gudfryktighet pobożność devoção pietate набожность zbožnosť pobožnost pobožnost fromhet, gudfruktighet ความเคร่งศาสนา dindarlık, sofuluk 虔誠 благочестя, побожність نيکي lòng mộ đạo 虔诚