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Piously
see synonyms of piouslyAdverb
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Piously
see synonyms of piouslyadjective
1.
having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout
2.
marked by reverence
3.
marked by false reverence; sanctimonious
4.
sacred; not secular
5. archaic
having or expressing devotion for one's parents or others
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Piously
see synonyms of piously adjective
1.
having or showing religious devotion; zealous in the performance of religious obligations
2.
springing from actual or pretended religious devotion or moral motives
3.
seemingly virtuous; affecting virtue hypocritically
4.
sacred, as distinguished from secular or profane
5. Archaic
having or showing a sense of duty and loyalty to family, friends, etc.
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Piously
see synonyms of piouslyadj.
1.
a. Earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; reverent or devout: a pious nun.
b. Showing or characterized by religious devotion: pious observance.
c. Expressive of or used in religious devotion; devotional: pious readings.
2.
a. Done for the benefit of others or with the intention of encouraging good: practicers of the noble lie and the pious fraud.
b. Sincere but wishful or far-fetched: a pious hope that the new method will work.
3. Self-righteous or sanctimonious: pious denunciations of sexual harassment.
4. Archaic Professing or exhibiting traditional morality; dutiful.
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