PIOUS
\pˈa͡ɪ͡əs], \pˈaɪəs], \p_ˈaɪə_s]\
Definitions of PIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
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having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
By Princeton University
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devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
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having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.
By Oddity Software
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Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.
By Noah Webster.
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Showing reverence for God; religious; devout; as, pious people; done under pretense of religion; as, a pious fraud.
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Piously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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