All 6 Uses of
pious
in
Dubliners
- "God have mercy on his soul," said my aunt piously.
Chpt 1piously = in a highly moral or religious manner
- She was an old garrulous woman, a pawnbroker's widow, who collected used stamps for some pious purpose.
Chpt 3pious = highly moral
- Not for a pious chap like you, Tommy.
Chpt 8pious = highly moral or religious
- He was sober, thrifty and pious; he went to the altar every first Friday, sometimes with her, oftener by himself.
Chpt 13pious = highly religious and moral
- Mr. Power turned to Mrs. Kernan and said with abrupt joviality: "Well, Mrs. Kernan, we're going to make your man here a good holy pious and God-fearing Roman Catholic."
Chpt 14pious = religious
- They are very good men, the monks, very pious men.
Chpt 15 *pious = highly religious and moral
Definition:
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(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral