pious (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
examples pious readings
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Also see religious; sacred; unworldly; virtuous
Attribute piety, piousness
Derivationally related form pious → piousness
Antonym pious → impious
Similar to devotional; godly, reverent, worshipful; holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous; prayerful
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Similar to devotional; godly, reverent, worshipful; holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous; prayerful
Antonym impious → pious
Also see religious; sacred; virtuous; unworldly
Derived from adjective piously → pious
Derivationally related form piousness → pious
Attribute piety, piousness

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