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pious
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pious
(adjective)
wish
(noun)
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pious
/
ˈ
pajəs/
adjective
pious
/
ˈ
pajəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of PIOUS
1
[
more pious; most pious
]
:
deeply religious
:
devoted to a particular religion
pious
[=
devout
] churchgoing people
They lived a quiet,
pious
life.
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disapproving
:
falsely appearing to be good or moral
I'm tired of hearing politicians making
pious
pronouncements about their devotion to the people.
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pious hope/wish
:
something that is hoped for but will probably not happen
His speech contained no practical solutions, just the
pious hope
that the war would end soon.
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— piously
adverb
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