pious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpaɪəs/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Proto-Italic *pīosder. Latin piusbor. English pious Borrowed from Latin pīus (“pious, dutiful, blessed, kind, devout”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“pure”). Cognate with Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”). More at feal.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
Old Deacon Smith was quick to see the impression made by Abby Howard upon the mind of his son, and he was wonderfully pleased thereat, for Abby was the oldest daughter of the good Deacon Howard, and was herself a church member, and pious. He had more hope for his son now, than he had felt for years.
1850, T. S. Arthur, “Deacon Smith and his Violin”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 74:Its male residents dress like crows: heavy black suits, black Borsalino hats, the old grandfathers hugely whiskered and the boys in peot, the curled sidelocks of the pious.
2014 December 14, Paul Salopek, “Blessed. Cursed. Claimed.”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2015:
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Relating to religion or religious works.
A pious cause.
- Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
profane · impious · independent
Deriveds
overpious · unpious · offensive to pious ears · piousness · pi · pseudopious · piously · ultrapious · pious fraud · superpious · pious fiction
Relateds
Synonyms
practicing · observant · snotty · reverential · haughty · inward · smug · affected · recherché · hankty · la-di-da · godly · Woosterian · godly · stout · religionary · uppy · domineering · overbearing · big-headed · stagy · pompous · turgid · upstage · conceited · high-handed · turgescent · devoutful · glorious · fey · Allah-fearing · thrasonical · effete · religious · high-hat · reverent · hubristic · heavenly-minded · cocky · stilted · hubristical · inflated · uppish · haut · pansified · stuck up · egotistical · priggish · pious · airy · pompous · chesty · self-important · imperious · puffed up · snobbish · piteous · precious · snooty · entitled · dutiful · flatulent · sanctimonious · observant · biggity · high and mighty · arrogant · hoity-toity · sainted · full of oneself · patronizing · smug · holier-than-thou · frum · uppity · toploftical · sanctimonious · overweening · supercilious · theatrical · devout · tumid · pretentious · hoity-toity · insolent · haught · vain · bombastic · holier-than-thou · boastful · blustery · pretentious · godfearing · authoritarian · orgulous · presumptuous · devout · grandiose · disdainful · highfalutin · flaunting · crawthumping · overrefined · thrasonic · self-righteous · lordly · ostentatious · toplofty · buggish
Translations (105)
no from (of or pertaining to piety) · uk благочести́вий (of or pertaining to piety) · hy բարեպաշտ (of or pertaining to piety) · tr dindar (of or pertaining to piety) · gd cràbhach (of or pertaining to piety) · grc εὐσεβής (of or pertaining to piety) · ja 宗教にかこつけた (practiced under the pretext of religion) · ja 信心の名を借りた (practiced under the pretext of religion) · sv andaktsfull (of or pertaining to piety) · mk по́божен (practiced under the pretext of religion) · bg набожен (practiced under the pretext of religion) · fi jumalaapelkääväinen (of or pertaining to piety) · da ydmyg (of or pertaining to piety) · ar بَرّ (of or pertaining to piety) · tr yobaz (practiced under the pretext of religion) · es pío (of or pertaining to piety) · pt pio (of or pertaining to piety) · ru богобоя́зненный (of or pertaining to piety) · txb kärtse-ṣälype (of or pertaining to piety) · ja 敬虔な (of or pertaining to piety) · ko 경건하다 (of or pertaining to piety) · ka ღვთისმოშიში (practiced under the pretext of religion) · be набо́жны (of or pertaining to piety) · el θρήσκος (of or pertaining to piety) · hi धर्मनिष्ठ (of or pertaining to piety) · cs zbožný (of or pertaining to piety) · el ευσεβής (of or pertaining to piety) · fi hurskas (of or pertaining to piety) · ar صَالِح (of or pertaining to piety) · sh pobožan (of or pertaining to piety) · de scheinheilig (practiced under the pretext of religion) · mi whakapono (of or pertaining to piety) · yi פֿרום (of or pertaining to piety) · la pius (of or pertaining to piety) · sa यज्यु (of or pertaining to piety) · ru благочести́вый (of or pertaining to piety) · fi jumalinen (of or pertaining to piety) · ga diaganta (of or pertaining to piety) · fi muotojumalinen (practiced under the pretext of religion) · nrf pieux (of or pertaining to piety) · sv vördsam (of or pertaining to piety) · tl maka-Diyos (of or pertaining to piety) · gd cràbhach (practiced under the pretext of religion) · mk по́божен (of or pertaining to piety) · ka მორწმუნე (of or pertaining to piety) · es piadoso (of or pertaining to piety) · be пабо́жны (of or pertaining to piety) · ja 信心深い (of or pertaining to piety) · ar مُتَدَيِّن (of or pertaining to piety) · fi tekopyhä (practiced under the pretext of religion) · eo pia (of or pertaining to piety) · sk zbožný (of or pertaining to piety) · da from (of or pertaining to piety) · pl pobożny (of or pertaining to piety) · mk благо́честив (of or pertaining to piety) · id saleh (of or pertaining to piety) · ka მორწმუნე (practiced under the pretext of religion) · ka ღვთისმოსავი (of or pertaining to piety) · ckb پەرستش (of or pertaining to piety) · grc θρῆσκος (of or pertaining to piety) · fr pieux (of or pertaining to piety) · ang ǣfæst (of or pertaining to piety) · gl pío (of or pertaining to piety) · bg благочести́в (of or pertaining to piety) · ms salih (of or pertaining to piety) · mk богоу́годен (of or pertaining to piety) · pl zbożny (of or pertaining to piety) · he חָסִיד (of or pertaining to piety) · ru на́божный (of or pertaining to piety) · ga cráifeach (of or pertaining to piety) · ka ღვთისმოსავი (practiced under the pretext of religion) · tr salih (of or pertaining to piety) · be багабо́йны (of or pertaining to piety) · tr sofu (of or pertaining to piety) · cmn 敬虔 (of or pertaining to piety) · ms alim (of or pertaining to piety) · ja 偽善的な (practiced under the pretext of religion) · uk набо́жний (of or pertaining to piety) · sv pietistisk (of or pertaining to piety) · nl vroom (of or pertaining to piety) · mi whakapono (practiced under the pretext of religion) · pdt fromm (of or pertaining to piety) · ka ღვთისმოშიში (of or pertaining to piety) · kk ғибадатшыл (of or pertaining to piety) · fi harras (of or pertaining to piety) · cmn 虔誠 /虔诚 (of or pertaining to piety) · pl bogobojny (of or pertaining to piety) · ro pios (of or pertaining to piety) · tr imanı bütün (of or pertaining to piety) · sh nabožan (practiced under the pretext of religion) · tr mütedeyyin (of or pertaining to piety) · es beato (of or pertaining to piety) · bg на́божен (of or pertaining to piety) · pl nabożny (of or pertaining to piety) · de pietätvoll (of or pertaining to piety) · oc piós (of or pertaining to piety) · ar وَرِع (of or pertaining to piety) · ms warak (of or pertaining to piety) · ar تَقِيّ (of or pertaining to piety) · de fromm (of or pertaining to piety) · uk побо́жний (of or pertaining to piety) · sv pietetsfull (of or pertaining to piety) · tr bağnaz (practiced under the pretext of religion) · vi sùng đạo (of or pertaining to piety) · sv from (of or pertaining to piety)