单词	piously
释义	piouspi‧ous /ˈpaɪəs/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINpious Origin: 1400-1500 Latin pius Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Ethelred was not the most pious of kings, and his clashes with the church were stormy and frequent. She reminded Corbett of a sweet, pious young nun he once knew. There are 613 commandments required of a pious Jew. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But Democrats applauded, generally taking the pious view that the White House can never be above the law. But, today, she gave almost pious attention to every scrape of the slate pencil. Charles's parents were pious and uneducated folk. Donations by pious laymen doubtless continued, and Glastonbury and Canterbury not only survived, but did so as wealthy churches. Galileo had written a pious preface in which he ridiculed the Copernican theory as wild and fantastic and contrary to Holy Scripture. It is recorded that he spent his income on the needy and for pious endeavors. The international community has so far salved its conscience by voicing a succession of pious hopes. They had to give in to so pious a purpose, and they agreed to wait until the work was finished. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorhaving strong religious beliefs► religious · At one time, I was very religious and a regular church-goer.· He's always been a religious man, and I think that has helped him.deeply religious (=very religious) · Like many Victorians, Ruskin was deeply religious.· Hooker was born on a Mississippi farm, to a deeply religious mother who disapproved of almost all music. ► practising British /practicing American practising Catholic, Jew, Muslim etc is actively involved in a particular religion and keeps its rules, customs etc: · Harri was the only practising Muslim in the class.· Over 500 of the prisoners are practising Christians. ► devout believing very strongly in a particular religion and carefully obeying all its rules: devout Muslim/Catholic/Jew etc: · Bernard was the most devout of all her sons.· Rachel's parents are devout Mormons.· The shema is still repeated daily by devout Jews the world over. ► pious having strong religious beliefs and showing this in the way you behave: · She reminded Corbett of a sweet, pious young nun he once knew.· Ethelred was not the most pious of kings, and his clashes with the church were stormy and frequent. pious Jew/Muslim/Catholic etc: · There are 613 commandments required of a pious Jew. ► orthodox believing in, and following very closely, all the ideas, rules, and customs of one of the main religions, even when other people within the same religion do not always think they are important: · Orthodox Christianity teaches that Jesus was raised to life three days after he was crucified.· The Almoravids attempted to bring Africa back to orthodox Islamic practice.orthodox Jew/Muslim/Christian etc: · This interpretation of Karma is rejected by orthodox Hindus. ► fundamentalist someone who believes strongly that the laws of their religion must be followed very strictly: · The president's announcement is bound to anger religious fundamentalists.· When it comes to gay sex, fundamentalists and Catholics are more than willing to co-operate with each other.Islamic/Muslim/Christian/Hindu etc fundamentalist: · The protest was led by a small group of Christian fundamentalists. WORD SETS► Religion acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► hope · The international community has so far salved its conscience by voicing a succession of pious hopes.· Criteria Unless there is a quantitative criterion there is no objective, only a pious hope of better times.· But these were merely pious hopes.· But in the present climate that is a somewhat pious hope.· This may be a pious hope. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► pious hope/wish But in the present climate that is a somewhat pious hope. But these were merely pious hopes. Criteria Unless there is a quantitative criterion there is no objective, only a pious hope of better times. The international community has so far salved its conscience by voicing a succession of pious hopes. This may be a pious hope. 1having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave → piety:  He was a quiet, pious man.2if you describe what someone says as pious talk, words etc, you mean that they are trying to sound good or moral but you do not believe that they are sincere or will really do what they say:  pious speeches by politicians about ‘family values’3pious hope/wish something that you want to be true or to happen, but that is very unlikely:  All these agreements and ideas remain little more than pious hopes in the present climate.—piously adverb
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