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   pious

   /ˈpʌɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. devoutly religious: "a deeply pious woman" Similar religiousdevoutdevoteddedicatedreverentGod-fearingchurchgoingspiritualprayerfulholygodlysaintlyfaithfuldutifulrighteousOpposite impiousirreligious
   • ▪ making or constituting a hypocritical display of virtue: "his pious platitudes" Similar sanctimonioushypocriticalinsincereself-righteousholier-than-thoupietisticchurchyfor form's saketo keep up appearancesinformal:goody-goodypirare:religiosePharisaicPharisaicalOpposite sincere
   • ▪ dutiful or loyal, especially towards one's parents. archaic
   • 2. (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. Similar sincereforlornvaindesperatedespairingdoomedhopelesslostunlikelyunduly optimisticunrealistic

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. piously adverb
   • 2. piousness noun

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