pious

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpaɪəs/

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Adjective

Positive pious

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.
   1. Give good news to the believers who do pious deeds that for them is excellent reward (Paradise), <> yi bushãra ga mũminai, waɗanda suke aikata ayyuka na ƙwarai da (cewa) sunã da wata lãdã mai kyau. [1]
   2. The righteous and pious exist until the disappearance of evil and after... absolute joy.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used pejoratively, in the sense of "mistaken" or "false" piety, as in "pious errors", "pious frauds".