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The synonyms of “Pious” are: religious, devout, devoted, dedicated, reverent, god-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous, sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy, sincere, forlorn, vain, desperate, despairing, doomed, hopeless, lost
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| churchgoing | Actively practicing a religion. |
| churchy | Resembling a church. I was famous for being churchy and stuck up. |
| dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. A dedicated high speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel. |
| despairing | Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. He gave a despairing little shrug. |
| desperate | Desperately determined. The desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war. |
| devoted | Zealous in devotion or affection. Large sums devoted to the care of the poor. |
| devout | Totally committed to a cause or belief. A rabbi s devout prayers. |
| doomed | In danger of the eternal punishment of Hell. The black spot told the old sailor he was doomed. |
| dutiful | Motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm. A dutiful daughter. |
| faithful | Not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend. Years of faithful service. |
| forlorn | Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely. A forlorn cause. |
| god-fearing | Deeply religious H.L.Mencken. |
| godly | Emanating from God. A godly man. |
| holier-than-thou | Excessively or hypocritically pious. |
| holy | Belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power. I do not lead a holy life. |
| hopeless | (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform. With a hopeless sigh he sat down. |
| hypocritical | Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. It would be entirely hypocritical of me to say I regret it because I don t. |
| insincere | Not expressing genuine feelings. She flashed him an insincere smile. |
| lost | Having lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity. A lost child. |
| pietistic | Of or relating to Pietism. |
| prayerful | Disposed to pray or appearing to pray. The church has a prayerful atmosphere. |
| religious | Belonging or relating to a monastic order or other group of people who are united by their practice of religion. A member of a religious order. |
| reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration. A reverent silence. |
| righteous | Correctly so called; genuine. He stood up for what he knew was right and died a righteous person. |
| saintly | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. A crypt for some saintly relic. |
| sanctimonious | Making a show of being morally superior to other people. A sickening sanctimonious smile. |
| self-righteous | Excessively or hypocritically pious. |
| sincere | Free from pretence or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings. Sincere friendship. |
| spiritual | Having a relationship based on a profound level of mental or emotional communion. Spiritual tappings at a seance. |
| vain | Having no likelihood of fulfilment; empty. A vain woman with a streak of snobbery. |
| angelic | (of a person) exceptionally beautiful, innocent, or kind. Angelic messenger. |
| baptism | The Christian religious rite of sprinkling water on to a person s forehead or of immersing them in water symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church In many denominations baptism is performed on young children and is accompanied by name giving. Most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism. |
| believing | The cognitive process that leads to convictions. Seeing is believing. |
| blessed | Roman Catholic proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration. Our blessed land. |
| buddhist | One who follows the teachings of Buddha. |
| dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose. Dedicated teachers. |
| deist | A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it. |
| devout | Deeply religious H.L.Mencken. Devout wishes for their success. |
| fanatically | In a passionately fanatic manner. |
| godly | Showing great reverence for god. How to live the godly life. |
| hallowed | Made holy; consecrated. The hallowed turf of Wimbledon. |
| heresy | A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion. The doctrine was denounced as a heresy by the Pope. |
| holy | Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred. Saints and holy men. |
| liturgy | A religious service conducted according to a liturgy. At the conclusion of the liturgy the Bishop presented the certificates. |
| martyrdom | Any experience that causes intense suffering. You know martyrdom isn t my style. |
| pharisaic | Excessively or hypocritically pious. |
| pilgrim | Travel or wander like a pilgrim. Thousands of pilgrims converged in Memphis for the 16th anniversary of Presley s death. |
| pilgrimage | Go on a pilgrimage. He wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. |
| reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration. A reverent silence. |
| reverential | Feeling or manifesting veneration. Their names are always mentioned in reverential tones. |
| rite | Any customary observance or practice. Pagan fertility rites. |
| sacrament | (in Roman Catholic use) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or Host. He heard Mass and received the sacrament. |
| sacred | Regarded as too valuable to be interfered with; sacrosanct. Sacred rites. |
| saint | A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. She s a saint to go on living with that man. |
| saintly | Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. A truly saintly woman. |
| sanctimonious | Making a show of being morally superior to other people. What happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first. |
| sanctity | The quality of being holy. The sanctity of human life. |
| shrine | Enshrine. Her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world. |
| synagogue | A Jewish assembly or congregation. |
| theism | The doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods. There are many different forms of theism. |
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