All 8 Uses of
pious
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- When my grandmother returned home and found her youngest child had fled, great was her sorrow; but, with characteristic piety, she said, "God's will be done."
Chpt 4piety = religious belief
- When separations come by the hand of death, the pious soul can bow in resignation, and say, "Not my will, but thine be done, O Lord!"
Chpt 7pious = religious
- The young lady was very pious, and there was some reality in her religion.
Chpt 9
- Before the birth of the fourth the pious mistress died.
Chpt 9
- She may have had religious principles inculcated by some pious mother or grandmother, or some good mistress; she may have a lover, whose good opinion and peace of mind are dear to her heart; or the profligate men who have power over her may be exceedingly odious to her.
Chpt 9pious = highly religious or moral
- Pious Mr. Pike brushed up his hair till it stood upright, and, in deep, solemn tones, began: "Hearken, ye servants!"
Chpt 13pious = religious
- I knew an old black man, whose piety and childlike trust in God were beautiful to witness
Chpt 13 *piety = highly religious belief or behavior
- There was no law forbidding them to learn to read and write; and if they helped each other in spelling out the Bible, they were in no danger of thirty-nine lashes, as was the case with myself and poor, pious, old uncle Fred.
Chpt 37pious = religious
Definition:
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(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral