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pious
- /ˈpaɪəs/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪəs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin pīus (“pious, dutiful, blessed, kind, devout”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“pure”). Cognate with Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”). More at feal.
adjective more pious · most pious
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Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
Old Deacon Smith was quick to see the impression made by Abby Howard upon the mind of his son, and he was wonderfully pleased thereat, for Abby was the oldest daughter of the good Deacon Howard, and was herself a church member, and pious. He had more hope for his son now, than he had felt for years.
Similar: devout, dutiful, godly, observant, reverent, reverential, Allah-fearing, devoutful, frum, godfearing, heavenly-minded, inward · Opposite: impious, independent, profane
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Relating to religion or religious works.
A pious cause.
Similar: religious
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Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.
Similar: crawthumping, holier-than-thou, self-righteous, patronizing, pompous, smug, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: devout, prayerful, sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, worshipful, reverent, god-fearing, religious, godly, devotional, pietistical, pietistic, pharisaical, pharisaic, self-righteous, holy
Translations
Every language
adj practiced under the pretext of religion
| 日本語 | 信心の名を借りた shinjin no na wo karita, 宗教にかこつけた shūkyō ni kakotsuketa, 偽善的な gizen-teki na |
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| Deutsch | scheinheilig |
adj of or pertaining to piety
| Español | piadoso, beato, pío |
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| 한국어 | 경건하다 gyeonggeonhada |
| 日本語 | 敬虔な keiken na, 信心深い shinjinbukai |
| 中文 | 敬虔 jìngqián, 虔誠 /虔诚 qiánchéng |
| हिन्दी | धर्मनिष्ठ dharmaniṣṭh |
| Português | pio |
| Français | pieux |
| Deutsch | fromm, pietätvoll |
| Ελληνικά | ευσεβής efsevís, θρήσκος thrískos |
| Română | pios |
| Русский | на́божный nábožnyj, благочести́вый blagočestívyj, богобоя́зненный bogobojáznennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | sùng đạo |
| العربية | صَالِح ṣāliḥ, وَرِع wariʕ, مُتَدَيِّن mutadayyin, تَقِيّ taqiyy, بَرّ barr |
| עברית | חָסִיד ẖasíd |
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title = {pious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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