adj of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.
2. pious ·adj practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.
adj of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.
2. pious ·adj practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012