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Meaning of 'pious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pious [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.
- Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.

Meaning of 'pious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pious [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
Example in sentence:
  • pious readings

Nearby Words:

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