English

Etymology
From Latin pius

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-pious.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ�s|-aɪ�s

Adjective
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1. Of or pertaining to piety, devout, exhibiting piety.
2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety.

#*pious errors; pious frauds.

Synonyms
reverent
reverential
dutiful
religious
devout
godly

Related terms
piety

Translations
trans-top|of or pertaining to piety
Finnish: hurskas, harras, jumalinen
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Kurdish: KUchar|پ��رستش
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trans-top|practiced under the pretext of religion
Finnish: tekopyhä
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ttbc|Bahasa: khusuk
ttbc|French: pieux
ttbc|German: fromm
ttbc|Italian: pio
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (�����, keikenna)
ttbc|Old English: halig|h�liġ
ttbc|Spanish: piadoso, piadosa
ttbc|Swedish: from
ttbc|Yiddish: פר�� (frum)
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