All 4 Uses of
pious
in
Not Without My Daughter
- At the sound of his name the old man glanced up briefly, then lowered his head the way he always did, piously refusing to look directly at me.
piously = religiously
- Moody began to say his Islamic prayers with a piety I had not witnessed in him before.
*piety = religious devotion
- My piety was obvious to him too.
piety = religious belief
- He said, "I am sent by your Lord, to grant you a pious child."
pious = religious
Definition:
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(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral