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- Dictionarypious/ˈpʌɪəs/
adjective
- 1. devoutly religious: "a deeply pious woman" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. Similar
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5 days ago · 1. a. : marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship. b. : marked by conspicuous religiosity. a hypocrite—a thing all pious words and uncharitable deeds—Charles Reade. 2. : sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or secular : religious. a pious opinion. 3.
2 days ago · noun. righteousness by virtue of being pious. synonyms: piety. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Piousness." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/piousness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. piousness. the "pious" family.
2 days ago · adverb. in a devout and pious manner. synonyms: devoutly. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Piously." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/piously. Accessed 04 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. piously. the "pious" family.
3 days ago · Catholicism endured from the earliest times as the guiding orientation of Brazil, supported by the Crown as well as regular and secular clergy alike. The education of the elites was Catholic, and many of the earliest writings about the new land of Brazil came from the quills of the pious, producing foundational images marked by religious metaphors.
1 day ago · Known for. Pilate's court. Pontius Pilate [b] ( Latin: Pontius Pilatus; Greek: Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, romanized : Póntios Pilátos) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD.
5 days ago · Self-identified pious Muslims often oppose regimes that claim to be Islamic but may not necessarily act in accordance with Islamic principles. Islamist parties that win elections in Muslim-majority countries often face opposition from the Muslim population, leading to their eventual decline with a few exceptions (Yilmaz 2009 ; 2016 ; 2021 ; 2022 ).
3 days ago · France - Partition, Carolingian, Empire: After the death of Louis the Pious (840), his surviving sons continued their plotting to alter the succession. Louis II (the German) and Charles II (the Bald) affirmed their alliance against Lothar I with the Oath of Strasbourg (842).
