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pious |
Grep of noun pious louis the pious pious platitude piousness Overview of adj pious The adj pious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pious -- (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings") 2. devout, god-fearing, pious -- (devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken) Antonyms of adj pious 2 senses of pious Sense 1 pious (vs. impious) impious (vs. pious) => godless, irreverent Sense 2 devout, god-fearing, pious INDIRECT (VIA religious) -> irreligious Similarity of adj pious 2 senses of pious Sense 1 pious (vs. impious) => devotional => godly, reverent, worshipful => holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous => prayerful Also See-> religious#3; sacred#1; unworldly#1; virtuous#2 Sense 2 devout, god-fearing, pious => religious (vs. irreligious) Attributes of adj pious 1 of 2 senses of pious Sense 1 pious (vs. impious) => piety, piousness Familiarity of adj pious pious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj pious copious impious pious Overview of adj pious The adj pious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pious -- (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings") 2. devout, god-fearing, pious -- (devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken)
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