pious
Example Sentences
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She knew how to poke fun at pious men in frilly dickeys, and rhapsodize on the pleasures found in everyday life.
On being asked by a pious official if he really knew God’s judgment, he is said to have responded, “He will not refuse one who is so blithe to go to him.”
Her Catholic parents were wealthy and pious, and demanded high standards of their children.
From BBC
At the risk of sounding more pious than I am: When every game, every half, every quarter and even every shot is attached to gambling odds, good old-fashioned storytelling gets choked out.
From Los Angeles Times
In Mumbai, the Jain community, which considers feeding pigeons a pious duty, has been vocal in their protests.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
