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Definitions for piously
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Princeton's WordNet
devoutly, piouslyadverb
in a devout and pious manner
"she was devoutly Catholic"
Wiktionary
piouslyadverb
In a pious manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Piouslyadverb
In a pious manner; religiously; with regard; such as is due to sacred things.
Etymology: from pious.
The prime act and evidence of the christian hope is, to set industriously and piously to the performance of that condition, on which the promise is made. Henry Hammond.
See lion-hearted Richard, with his force
Drawn from the North, to Jury’s hallow’d plains;
Piously valiant. Philips.This martial present piously design’d,
The loyal city give their best-lov’d king. Dryden.Let freedom never perish in your hands!
But piously transmit it to your children. Joseph Addison, Cato.
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piously
Piously is an adverb that describes the state or action of showing reverence or devotedness to a religion or deity. It implies being deeply religious, sanctimonious, dutiful or showing spiritual devotion marked by humility and earnestness. It can also suggest a hypocritically virtuous or moral behavior.
Webster Dictionary
Piouslyadverb
in a pious manner
Anagrams for piously »
soupily
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of piously in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of piously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- بورعArabic
- zbožněCzech
- fromtDanish
- frommGerman
- ευσεβώςGreek
- piadosamenteSpanish
- حیاتی توأم با تقواPersian
- hurskaastiFinnish
- pieusementFrench
- go cráifeachIrish
- पवित्रता सेHindi
- jámboranHungarian
- salehIndonesian
- piamenteItalian
- באדיקותHebrew
- 敬虔にJapanese
- ღვთისმოსავადGeorgian
- ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿKannada
- 신앙심Korean
- sacrate, pie,Latin
- vroomDutch
- fromtNorwegian
- pobożniePolish
- piedosamentePortuguese
- piosRomanian
- на́божно, набоRussian
- набожно, nabožnoSerbo-Croatian
- fromtSwedish
- பயபக்தியோடுTamil
- piouslyTelugu
- อย่างเคร่งศาสนาThai
- piouslyTurkish
- побоUkrainian
- piouslyUrdu
- cách ngoan đạoVietnamese
- פּיאָוסליYiddish
- 虔誠地Chinese
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