Pious word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "pious" word

[adjective] having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
[adjective] devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken

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\Pi"ous\, a. [L. pius: cf. F. pieux.] 1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. ``Pious hearts.'' --Milton. ``Pious poetry.'' --Johnson. Where was the martial brother's pious care? --Pope. 2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds. Syn: Godly; devout; religious; righteous.

Synonyms for pious

devotional, devout, god-fearing, godly, holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, prayerful, reverent, sanctimonious, self-righteous, worshipful

Antonyms: impious

See also: religious | sacred | unworldly | virtuous |

Related terms: angelic, believing, Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, dutiful, God-fearing, godlike, good, goody, hypocritical, impressed with, oily, pharisaic, pietistic, prayerful, reverential, right-minded, sanctified, satisfied, theistic, worshipful

The fun area, different aproach to word »pious«

Let's analyse "pious" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Three vowels. 60% of vowels is 21.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOIP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .. --- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: pious: 9 + 6 + 3 = 18, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: pious: 7 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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