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Definitions for Pious

[1] having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
[2] characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious.
[3] practiced or used in the name of real or pretended religious motives, or for some ostensibly good object; falsely earnest or sincere: a pious deception.
[4] of or relating to religious devotion; sacred rather than secular: pious literature.
[5] having or showing appropriate respect or regard for parents or others.
[6] having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout
[7] marked by reverence
[8] marked by false reverence; sanctimonious
[9] sacred; not secular
[10] archaic having or expressing devotion for one's parents or others

Words related to Pious

saintly, righteous, devout, sanctimonious, born-again, clerical, devoted, divine, ecclesiastical, godly, goody-goody, orthodox, reverent, sacred, spiritual, prayerful, priestly

Words nearby Pious

pioneer, pioneer day, pioneers, the, piopio, piosity, pious, piozzi, pip, pip emma, pip-emma, pipa

Origin of Pious

1595–1605; < Latin pius, akin to piāre to propitiate

Other words from Pious

pi·ous·ly , adverb
pi·ous·ness , noun
pre·pi·ous , adjective
pre·pi·ous·ly , adverb
pseu·do·pi·ous , adjective
pseu·do·pi·ous·ly , adverb
qua·si-pi·ous , adjective
qua·si-pi·ous·ly , adverb
sem·i·pi·ous , adjective
sem·i·pi·ous·ly , adverb
sem·i·pi·ous·ness , noun
su·per·pi·ous , adjective
su·per·pi·ous·ly , adverb
su·per·pi·ous·ness , noun
un·pi·ous , adjective
un·pi·ous·ly , adverb

Word origin for Pious

C17: from Latin pius, related to piāre to expiate

Synonyms for Pious

born-again, devout, righteous, saintly, sanctimonious, clerical, devoted, divine, ecclesiastical, godly, goody-goody, orthodox, prayerful, priestly, reverent, sacred, spiritual