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pious

British pronunciation/pˈa‍ɪ‍əs/
American pronunciation/ˈpaɪəs/
pious
[ADJECTIVE]
1

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

antonyms : impious
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2

(of a wish or hope) honest or true but not having much chance to be fulfilled

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3

*** pretending to be religious, moral or good in order to impress other people

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Examples
1. His mother, Monica, is extremely pious.
2. Tauists are never Pious.
3. His mother was a pious Catholic.
4. Sitting there like pious blanks.
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