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Definition
religious or highly moral
- Mrs. Pender is, ah, a pious woman, and she believes that now that we have invaded Pennsylvania we are in the wrong, and God has forsaken us1.4 — Day 1 Chapter 4 (36% in)
pious = religious
- A strange friendship; grim and gambling Longstreet, formal and pious old Bobby Lee.1.1 — Day 1 Chapter 1 (19% in)
- Letter from a pious wife.1.4 — Day 1 Chapter 4 (69% in)
pious = highly religious and moral
pious = highly religious and moral
There are no more uses of "pious" in The Killer Angels.
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