All 4 Uses of
pious
in
Angels & Demons
- They feared that if religion continued to promote pious myth as absolute fact, scientific progress would halt, and mankind would be doomed to an ignorant future of senseless holy wars.
Chpt 11-12pious = religious
- Behind his pious calm, she saw a man tormented by personal demons.
Chpt 85-86
- It had been used by various Popes to escape to safety during sieges of the Vatican …. as well as by a few less pious Popes to secretly visit mistresses or oversee the torture of their enemies.
Chpt 107-108 *pious = religious or moral
- After a lifetime of devotion, seventy-nine years, Mortati knew these events should ignite in him a pious exuberance …. a fervent and living faith.
Chpt 127-128pious = religious
Definition:
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(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral