What does pious mean?
Definitions for pious
ˈpaɪ əspi·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
piousadjective
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
"pious readings"
Wiktionary
piousadjective
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.
Etymology: From pius
Webster Dictionary
Piousadjective
of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly
Piousadjective
practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pious
pī′us, adj. showing love, affection, or respect towards parents: having reverence and love for the Deity: proceeding from religious feeling.—adv. Pī′ously, in a pious manner.—adj. Pī′ous-mind′ed, of a pious disposition. [Fr. pieux—L. pius.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of pious in a Sentence
People in the Taliban only respect him because he is a pious man, we don't see any hope that he would agree (to) or ... convince the Taliban to accept a peace deal.
Its closure and official pressure on its members is likely to push many pious Muslims out of officially registered mosques into underground ones.
When I deeply look at a pious, I see no affection but fear; and when I look at an atheist, I see no fear but conceit!
Poorly written novels--no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters--are not good in themselves and are therefore not really edifying.
It is almost impossible to become a pious person, without having any self-interest left within you.
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- متدين, صالح, ورعArabic
- zbožnýCzech
- frommGerman
- ευσεβήςGreek
- piaEsperanto
- piadosoSpanish
- hurskas, tekopyhä, harras, jumalinenFinnish
- pieuxFrench
- cràbhachScottish Gaelic
- salehIndonesian
- 宗教にかこつけた, 信心深い, 偽善的な, 信心の名を借りた, 敬虔Japanese
- 신심, 경건Korean
- پهرستشKurdish
- piusLatin
- alim, salih, warakMalay
- vroomDutch
- pobożnyPolish
- pioPortuguese
- набожныйRussian
- pobožan, nabožanSerbo-Croatian
- andaktsfull, vördsam, pietistisk, pietetsfull, fromSwedish
- dindarTurkish
- 虔Chinese
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