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21pious — adj. Pious is used with these nouns: ↑Jew, ↑Muslim …
22pious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. devout (see piety). Ant., impious. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Religious] Syn. religious, divine, holy, devout; see religious 2 . 2. [Divine] Syn. hallowed, sacred, holy; see divine 2 . 3. [Related… …
23pious — pi|ous [ paıəs ] adjective 1. ) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2. ) done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral pious hope something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved ╾ pi|ous|ly adverb …
24pious — adjective 1》 devoutly religious. 2》 making a hypocritical display of virtue. 3》 (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. Derivatives piously adverb piousness noun Origin ME: from L. pius dutiful, pious + ous …
25pious — UK [ˈpaɪəs] / US adjective 1) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2) showing disapproval done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral • pious hope Derived word: piously adverb …
26pious — pi•ous [[t]ˈpaɪ əs[/t]] adj. 1) having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations 2) characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious 3) practiced… …
27Pious Associations — Pious Associations † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pious Associations Under this term are comprehended all those organizations, approved and indulgenced by Church authority, which have been instituted especially in recent times, for the… …
28Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius — Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God Founded at Vienna, 24 November, 1889, by Father Anton Maria Schwartz for all works… …
29pious hope/wish — something that is hoped for but will probably not happen His speech contained no practical solutions, just the pious hope that the war would end soon. • • • Main Entry: ↑pious …
30pious fraud — noun 1. A deception practised with a good end in view 2. A religious humbug (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑pious …
