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- pronunciation:
- paI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
devoted to and dutiful toward a god or gods; religious.
She was a pious woman whose faith was unshakable.- synonyms:
- devout, God-fearing, godly, holy, religious, spiritual, worshipful
- antonyms:
- godless, impious, irreligious, ungodly
- similar words:
- reverent, righteous
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| definition 2: |
done in the name of or for the sake of religion, morality, or good.
- antonyms:
- ungodly
- similar words:
- good, right-minded, righteous, self-righteous, virtuous
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| definition 3: |
affecting religous devoutness.
- synonyms:
- holier-than-thou, pharisaic, sanctimonious
- similar words:
- goody-goody, self-righteous
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| definition 4: |
having a religious content.
pious writings- synonyms:
- holy, spiritual
- antonyms:
- nonreligious
- similar words:
- ecclesiastical
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| related words: |
religious, saintly |
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| derivations: |
piously (adv.), piousness (n.) |
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