piously

ˈpaɪəsli

Definition

Definition of piously - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

religionin a way that shows religious devotion

She prayed piously every morning.

devoutly

reverently

hypocritically virtuouswith hypocritical concern for virtue

He spoke piously of his charitable actions..

hypocritically

sanctimoniously

self-righteously

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Origin of piously

Latin, pius (devout) + -osus (full of)

Terms with piously included in their meaning

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choirboy

innocence

piously innocent person

churchy

adj.

piously Christian

very religious in an overly pious way

Examples of piously in a sentence

The monks chanted piously in the dimly lit chapel.
They piously criticized others while ignoring their own faults.
She piously claimed to be above such petty concerns.

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French:pieusement, hypocritement, ...
German:fromm, scheinheilig, ...
Italian:piamente, ipocritamente, ...
Spanish:piadosamente, con hipocresía, ...
Portuguese:piedosamente, hipocritamente, ...
Chinese:虔诚地, 伪善地, ...
Japanese:敬虔に, 偽善的に, ...
Arabic:بِتَقْوى, بِرِياء, ...
Hebrew:בַּאֲדִיקוּת, בְּהִתְחַסְּדוּת, ...
Russian:благочестиво, лицемерно, ...
Ukrainian:побожно, лицемірно, ...
Hindi:भक्तिभाव से, ढोंग से, ...
Bengali:ভক্তিভরে, ভণ্ডামিপূর্ণভাবে, ...
Catalan:piadosament, hipòcritament, ...
Czech:zbožně, svatouškovsky, ...
Danish:fromt, hyklerisk, ...
Dutch:vroom, schijnheilig, ...
Greek:ευσεβώς, υποκριτικά, ...
Hungarian:áhítatosan, álszentül, ...
Khmer:ដោយសទ្ធាជ្រះថ្លា, ដោយធ្វើជាគោរពធម៌, ...
Korean:경건하게, 위선적으로, ...
Persian:با تقوا, ریاکارانه, ...
Polish:pobożnie, obłudnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):piedosamente, ...
Romanian:pios, ipocrit, ...
Swedish:andäktigt, hycklande, ...
Thai:อย่างเคร่งศาสนา, อย่างเสแสร้ง, ...
Turkish:dindarca, ikiyüzlüce, ...
Vietnamese:thành kính, một cách đạo đức giả, ...

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