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pi·ous (p

adj.

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

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.

[From Latin pius, dutiful.]

pious·ly adv.

pious·ness n.

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Adv.

piously - in a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic"

devoutly

Translations

piously [ˈpaɪəslɪ] ADV → piadosamente, devotamente (pej) → vanamente

piously [ˈpaɪəsli] adv

(= devoutly) → pieusement

(pejorative) (= sanctimoniously) → pieusement

piously

adv → fromm

piously [ˈpaɪəslɪ] adv → piamente, con devozione (pej) → in modo bigotto

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