WORD: PIOUS
MEANING:
1. a. Earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; reverent or devout: a pious nun. b. Showing or characterized by religious devotion: pious observance. c. Expressive of or used in religious devotion; devotional: pious readings. 2. a. Done for the benefit of others or with the intention of encouraging good: practicers of the noble lie and the pious fraud. b. Sincere but wishful or far-fetched: a pious hope that the new method will work. 3. Self-righteous or sanctimonious: pious denunciations of sexual harassment. 4. Archaic Professing or exhibiting traditional morality; dutiful.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
PRONOUNCE:
LINK: PIOUS
MEANING:
1. a. Earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; reverent or devout: a pious nun. b. Showing or characterized by religious devotion: pious observance. c. Expressive of or used in religious devotion; devotional: pious readings. 2. a. Done for the benefit of others or with the intention of encouraging good: practicers of the noble lie and the pious fraud. b. Sincere but wishful or far-fetched: a pious hope that the new method will work. 3. Self-righteous or sanctimonious: pious denunciations of sexual harassment. 4. Archaic Professing or exhibiting traditional morality; dutiful.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
| 1. Deeply regrettable that Pakistan PM politicised a 'pious occasion': India |
PRONOUNCE:
| pi·ous - पाइअस |
LINK: PIOUS
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