ALL meanings of piously
pi·ous
P p - adjective piously having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. 1
- adjective piously characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious. 1
- adjective piously practiced or used in the name of real or pretended religious motives, or for some ostensibly good object; falsely earnest or sincere: a pious deception. 1
- adjective piously of or relating to religious devotion; sacred rather than secular: pious literature. 1
- adjective piously having or showing appropriate respect or regard for parents or others. 1