'Pious' definitions:
Definition of 'pious'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" [ant: impious]
Definition of 'Pious'
From: GCIDE
- Pious \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. [1913 Webster]
- Where was the martial brother's pious care? --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Godly; devout; religious; righteous. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adoring,
- affected,
- angelic,
- assured,
- believing,
- canting,
- certain,
- Christian,
- Christianlike,
- Christianly,
- confident,
- convinced,
- cultish,
- cultist,
- cultistic,
- dedicated,
- devoted,
- devout,
- dogmatic,
- doubtless,
- dutiful,
- faithful,
- false,
- fideistic,
- fraudulent,
- God-fearing,
- godlike,
- godly,
- good,
- goody,
- goody-goody,
- holier-than-thou,
- holy,
- hypocritical,
- impressed with,
- insincere,
- mealy-mouthed,
- mealymouthed,
- moral,
- oily,
- persuaded,
- pharisaic,
- pietistic,
- pistic,
- positive,
- prayerful,
- pretended,
- priestly,
- religious,
- reverent,
- reverential,
- right-minded,
- saintly,
- sanctified,
- sanctimonious,
- satisfied,
- secure,
- self-righteous,
- seraphic,
- smarmy,
- sniveling,
- sold on,
- solemn,
- spiritual,
- sure,
- Tartuffian,
- Tartuffish,
- theistic,
- unctuous,
- under the impression,
- undoubtful,
- undoubting,
- venerational,
- venerative,
- virtuous,
- worshipful