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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•ous /ˈpaɪəs/USA pronunciation adj. - reverent toward God or religion:a pious Catholic who attended Mass every day.
- showing false respect for virtue or religion;
hypocritical.
pi•ous•ly, adv.: Since his workers had hatched the plot, he could piously declare that he was innocent of any dirty tricks. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•ous (pī′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion;
sanctimonious. - practiced or used in the name of real or pretended religious motives, or for some ostensibly good object;
falsely earnest or sincere:a pious deception. - of or pertaining to religious devotion;
sacred rather than secular:pious literature. - having or showing appropriate respect or regard for parents or others.
- Latin pius, akin to piāre to propitiate
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged devout, godly, reverent. See religious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pious /ˈpaɪəs/ adj - having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout
- marked by reverence
- marked by false reverence; sanctimonious
- sacred; not secular
- archaic having or expressing devotion for one's parents or others
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pius, related to piāre to expiateˈpiously adv ˈpiousness n |