adj. 1 devout; religious. 2 hypocritically virtuous; sanctimonious. 3 dutiful. pious fraud a deception intended to benefit those deceived, esp. religiously. piously adv. piousness n.
[ L pius dutiful, pious ]
PIOUS
Meaning of PIOUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012