Definition & Meaning of "pious"in English

pious

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most pious

Comparative

more pious

gradable

domain

religion, behavior, character

Examples

The pious man donated a significant portion of his income to support religious causes.

(of a wish or hope) sincere and well-intentioned, yet unrealistic or unlikely to be fulfilled

Examples

His promise to eliminate poverty was dismissed as a pious hope.

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