All 11 Uses of
pious
in
Little Dorrit
- To come out of the twilight of pillars and arches—dreamily dotted with winking lamps, dreamily peopled with ugly old shadows piously dozing, spitting, and begging—was to plunge into a fiery river, and swim for life to the nearest strip of shade.†
Chpt 1.1
- He is a sensible man, and a trustworthy man, and a persevering man, and a pious man.
Chpt 1.3pious = religious or highly moral
- In the days of old, Arthur, treated of in this commentary, there were pious men, beloved of the Lord, who would have cursed their sons for less than this: who would have sent them forth, and sent whole nations forth, if such had supported them, to be avoided of God and man, and perish, down to the baby at the breast.
Chpt 1.5pious = highly religious and moral
- There was no want of precedent for his return; it was accounted for to the father in the usual way; and the collegians, with a better comprehension of the pious fraud than Tip, supported it loyally.†
Chpt 1.7
- That is quite understood, Mrs Clennam, and you have spoken piously and well.
Chpt 1.30piously = in a highly religious or moral manner
- Mr Blandois, I suspect, is not of a pious cast.
Chpt 1.30 *pious = highly moral
- Testimonials representing Mrs General as a prodigy of piety, learning, virtue, and gentility, were lavishly contributed from influential quarters; and one venerable archdeacon even shed tears in recording his testimony to her perfections (described to him by persons on whom he could rely), though he had never had the honour and moral gratification of setting eyes on Mrs General in all his life.
Chpt 2.2piety = religious or highly moral belief/behavior OR (more rarely) devotion or faithfulness
- 'Of it I am well content!' said Cavalletto, raising his eyes piously.
Chpt 2.22piously = religiously and/or in a highly moral manner
- These, one and all, declared, quite piously, that they hoped they would never forget the warning as long as they lived, and that their conduct might be so regulated as to keep off Pressure, and preserve them, a comfort to their friends, for many years.†
Chpt 2.25
- Come, lady of piety, it must be!
Chpt 2.30piety = religious or highly moral belief/behavior OR (more rarely) devotion or faithfulness
- I have seen that child grow up; not to be pious in a chosen way (his mother's influence lay too heavy on him for that), but still to be just and upright, and to be submissive to me.
Chpt 2.31pious = highly religious
Definition:
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(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral