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adj. Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout. See Synonyms at religious.

adj. Marked by conspicuous devoutness: a pious and holy observation.

adj. Marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical: a pious fraud.

adj. Devotional: pious readings.

adj. Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded.

adj. Commendable; worthy: a pious effort.

adj. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.

adj. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.

adj. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety

Having or exhibiting due respect and affection for parents or others to whom respect and affection are due; also, pertaining to or consisting in the duties of respect and affection toward parents or others.

Having faith in and reverence for the Supreme Being; actuated by faith in and reverence for God; godly; devout: said of persons.

Dictated by reverence for God; proceeding from piety: said of things: as, pious awe; pious services; pious sorrow.

Practised under the pretense of religion or for a good end: as, pious frauds.

Religious, holy, righteous, saintly. See religion.

adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

"The word pious fits because Republicans really do worship the top 1 percent and the Wall Street tycoons like Romney who manipulate money but don't actually build anything or create net new jobs."

sanctimonious    holier-than-thou    worshipful    godly    pietistic    self-righteous    prayerful    pharisaical    pharisaic    devotional   

profane    impious   

pious uses   

righteous    devout    godly    religious    reverential    dutiful    obedient   

Bias    Darius    Elias    Himalayas    Mathias    Matthias    Tobias    Zacharias    bias    byas   

virtuous    holy    devout    honest    humble    worthy    manly    gracious