Synonyms for pious
ˈpaɪ əspi·ous

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1. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   reverent, reverential, godly, devout, dutiful, religious

2. piousadjective

   Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.

   Synonyms:
   religious, reverential, godly, devout, reverent, dutiful

   Antonyms:
   profane, independent, impious

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1. pious

   Synonyms:
   devout, saintly, holy, religious, godly

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1. piousadjective

   having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

   "pious readings"

   Antonyms:
   godless, irreverent, impious

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1. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   filial

2. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   religious, godly, holy, devout, saintly

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1. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   religious, devout, saintly, righteous, reverent

   Antonyms:
   impious

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1. List of paraphrases for "pious":

   god-fearing, devout, hypocritical

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1. Alireza Salehi Nejad:

   Those who replace love in people’s life with bread, are deceitful, and call their deceit “pious”.

2. Aleister Crowley:

   The pious pretence that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.

3. Oswald Chambers:

   Earnestness is not by any means everything; it is very often a subtle form of pious pride because it is obsessed with the method and not with the Master.

4. C. S. Lewis:

   The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.

5. Haji Agha Lalai:

   People in the Taliban only respect him because he is a pious man, we don't see any hope that he would agree (to) or ... convince the Taliban to accept a peace deal.