Definitions for pious
ˈpaɪ əspi·ous

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pious(adj)

   having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

   "pious readings"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pious(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.

   Etymology: From pius

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Pious(adj)

   of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly

2. Pious(adj)

   practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pious in a Sentence

1. Haji Agha Lalai:

   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.

2. Aleister Crowley:

   The pious pretence that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.

3. Alexander Knyazev:

   The IRPT, acting as a legal political force, had served as a lightning rod (for dissent), deflecting radical Islam, its closure and official pressure on its members is likely to push many pious Muslims out of officially registered mosques into underground ones.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Human history’s the most funny and yet the most tragic discovery will be the discovery of the religious people that all religions are man-made! And this childish discovery will enable the pious to make an intellectual jump in upwards direction. The devout will turn into a progressive man and the history will flow faster in the progressive direction.

5. Jean de La Bruyere:

   A pious man is one who would be an athiest if the king were.

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