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| pi·ous [ p əss ] |
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1. religious: devoutly religious
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2. religiously reverent: characterized by religious reverence
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3. acting in falsely moralizing way: talking or acting in a falsely, hypocritically, or affectedly moralizing way
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4. holy or sacred: holy or sacred, especially as distinct from worldly
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5. praiseworthy: deserving to be praised
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6. virtuous and moral: professing or showing great virtue and morality in the strict, traditional sense of it
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7. showing due respect: showing appropriate respect, especially toward parents
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archaic
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| [15th century. < Latin pius "dutiful, devout"] |
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  pi·ous·ly adverb |
| pi·ous·ness noun |
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