pious (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pious*:
ADJECTIVE	all	pious	having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

pious > pronunciation
Sounds	pay'ahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *pious*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity.
Example	"pious readings"
Attribute of	piety, piousness	righteousness by virtue of being pious
Narrower	devotional	relating to worship
	godly, reverent, worshipful	showing great reverence for god
	holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous	excessively or hypocritically pious
	prayerful	disposed to pray or appearing to pray
See also	religious	Having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
	sacred	concerned with religion or religious purposes
	unworldly	not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
	virtuous	morally excellent
Opposite	impious	lacking piety or reverence for a god
Spanish	piadoso, pío
Catalan	piadós, pietós
Nouns	piousness	righteousness by virtue of being pious
Adverbs	piously	in a devout and pious manner

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