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   Pi·ous

   /ˈpīəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. devoutly religious. Similar religiousdevoutdevoteddedicatedreverentGod-fearingchurchgoingspiritualprayerfulholygodlysaintlyfaithfuldutifulrighteousOpposite impiousirreligious
   • ▪ making a hypocritical display of virtue: "there'll be no pious words said over her" Similar sanctimonioushypocriticalinsincereself-righteousholier-than-thoupietisticchurchyfor form's saketo keep up appearancesinformal:goody-goodypirare:religiosePharisaicPharisaicalOpposite sincere
   • ▪ (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. Similar sincereforlornvaindesperatedespairingdoomedhopelesslostunlikelyunduly optimisticunrealistic
   • ▪ dutiful or loyal, especially toward one's parents.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin pius ‘dutiful, pious’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. piously adverb
   • 2. piousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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