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piously Definition


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pious
adj
    1. Religiously devout.
      Thesaurus: devout, religious, spiritual, reverent, righteous, virtuous, moral, churchgoing, God-fearing.
    2. Dutiful.
    3. derog
      Ostentatiously virtuous; sanctimonious.
      Thesaurus: sanctimonious, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, goody-goody (slang).
Derivative: piously
adverb
    Derivative: piousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin pius dutiful.



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