01 a. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.
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Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.“Where was the martial brother's pious care?” — Pope.
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Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.