All 40 Uses of
pious
in
Uncle Tom's Cabin
- No; I mean, really, Tom is a good, steady, sensible, pious fellow.
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1)pious = highly religious and moral
- "Some folks don't believe there is pious niggers Shelby," said Haley, with a candid flourish of his hand, "but I do."
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1)
- he really seemed somehow or other to fancy that his wife had piety and benevolence enough for two
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1) *piety = religious belief
- Nothing could exceed the touching simplicity, the childlike earnestness, of his prayer, enriched with the language of Scripture, which seemed so entirely to have wrought itself into his being, as to have become a part of himself, and to drop from his lips unconsciously; in the language of a pious old negro, he "prayed right up."
Chpt 1.4 (definition 1)pious = religious
- "Well, therein you differ from many wise and pious men," said Mr. Shelby.
Chpt 1.5 (definition 1)
- I can stand most any talk o' yourn but your pious talk,—that kills me right up. ... --it's clean, sheer, dog meanness, wanting to cheat the devil and save your own skin;
Chpt 1.8 (definition 2) *pious = appearing highly religious and moral even though it's not true
- Sam's vein of piety was always uncommonly fervent in his mistress' presence; and he made great capital of scriptural figures and images.
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1)piety = religious belief
- "De Lord will pervide," said Sam, rolling up his eyes piously.
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1)piously = religiously
- …that Master Sam had a native talent that might, undoubtedly, have raised him to eminence in political life,—a talent of making capital out of everything that turned up, to be invested for his own especial praise and glory; and having done up his piety and humility, as he trusted, to the satisfaction of the parlor, he clapped his palm-leaf on his head, with a sort of rakish, free-and-easy air, and proceeded to the dominions of Aunt Chloe, with the intention of flourishing largely in the…
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1)piety = religious belief
- She was a pious, good girl,—a member of the Baptist church,—and as handsome as my poor mother had been.
Chpt 1.11 (definition 1)pious = religious
- The real piety and benevolence of the simple old man invested him with a temporary dignity and authority, as he spoke.
Chpt 1.11 (definition 1)piety = religious belief
- Wal, there might be something in that ar, if it warnt for his character; but I can show recommends from his master and others, to prove he is one of your real pious,—the most humble, prayin, pious crittur ye ever did see.
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)pious = highly religious and moral
- Wal, there might be something in that ar, if it warnt for his character; but I can show recommends from his master and others, to prove he is one of your real pious,—the most humble, prayin, pious crittur ye ever did see.
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)
- "Well, now, but I'm not sure, after all, about this religion," said he, the old wicked expression returning to his eye; "the country is almost ruined with pious white people; such pious politicians as we have just before elections,—such pious goings on in all departments of church and state, that a fellow does not know who'll cheat him next."
Chpt 1.14 (definition 2)pious = appearing highly religious and moral even though it's not true
- "Well, now, but I'm not sure, after all, about this religion," said he, the old wicked expression returning to his eye; "the country is almost ruined with pious white people; such pious politicians as we have just before elections,—such pious goings on in all departments of church and state, that a fellow does not know who'll cheat him next."
Chpt 1.14 (definition 2)
- "Well, now, but I'm not sure, after all, about this religion," said he, the old wicked expression returning to his eye; "the country is almost ruined with pious white people; such pious politicians as we have just before elections,—such pious goings on in all departments of church and state, that a fellow does not know who'll cheat him next."
Chpt 1.14 (definition 2)
- Some kinds is mis'rable: there's your meetin pious; there's your singin, roarin pious; them ar an't no account, in black or white;—but these rayly is; and I've seen it in niggers as often as any, your rail softly, quiet, stiddy, honest, pious, that the hull world couldn't tempt 'em to do nothing that they thinks is wrong; and ye see in this letter what Tom's old master says about him.
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)pious = religious
- Some kinds is mis'rable: there's your meetin pious; there's your singin, roarin pious; them ar an't no account, in black or white;—but these rayly is; and I've seen it in niggers as often as any, your rail softly, quiet, stiddy, honest, pious, that the hull world couldn't tempt 'em to do nothing that they thinks is wrong; and ye see in this letter what Tom's old master says about him.
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)
- Some kinds is mis'rable: there's your meetin pious; there's your singin, roarin pious; them ar an't no account, in black or white;—but these rayly is; and I've seen it in niggers as often as any, your rail softly, quiet, stiddy, honest, pious, that the hull world couldn't tempt 'em to do nothing that they thinks is wrong; and ye see in this letter what Tom's old master says about him.
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)pious = highly moral or religious
- "Now," said the young man, stooping gravely over his book of bills, "if you can assure me that I really can buy this kind of pious, and that it will be set down to my account in the book up above, as something belonging to me, I wouldn't care if I did go a little extra for it."
Chpt 1.14 (definition 1)pious = religious credit
- No, he's warranted a pious and sober article.
Chpt 1.15 (definition 1)pious = highly religious and moral
- Marie always made a point to be very pious on Sundays.
Chpt 1.16 (definition 1)
- You ladies go to church to learn how to get along in the world, I suppose, and your piety sheds respectability on us.
Chpt 1.16 (definition 1)piety = religious morality
- If these words had been spoken by some easy, self-indulgent exhorter, from whose mouth they might have come merely as pious and rhetorical flourish, proper to be used to people in distress, perhaps they might not have had much effect; but coming from one who daily and calmly risked fine and imprisonment for the cause of God and man, they had a weight that could not but be felt, and both the poor, desolate fugitives found calmness and strength breathing into them from it.
Chpt 1.17 (definition 1)pious = religious
- "I thought Cousin was too pious for such horrid things," she added, as she carelessly wrote her name; "but, if she has a fancy for that article, I am sure she's welcome."
Chpt 2.28 (definition 1)pious = highly religious and moral
- But Tom is so steady, industrious, and pious.
Chpt 2.29 (definition 1)
- These two, whom we shall call Susan and Emmeline, had been the personal attendants of an amiable and pious lady of New Orleans, by whom they had been carefully and piously instructed and trained.
Chpt 2.30 (definition 1)
- These two, whom we shall call Susan and Emmeline, had been the personal attendants of an amiable and pious lady of New Orleans, by whom they had been carefully and piously instructed and trained.
Chpt 2.30 (definition 1)piously = religiously
- It seems almost an aggravation to her to remember how purely and piously, how much above the ordinary lot, she has been brought up.
Chpt 2.30 (definition 1)
- Humph! pious, to be sure.
Chpt 2.31 (definition 1)pious = religious
- The mulatto woman was a member of the Methodist church, and had an unenlightened but very sincere spirit of piety.
Chpt 2.31 (definition 1)piety = religious morality
- Emmeline had been educated much more intelligently,—taught to read and write, and diligently instructed in the Bible, by the care of a faithful and pious mistress; yet, would it not try the faith of the firmest Christian, to find themselves abandoned, apparently, of God, in the grasp of ruthless violence?
Chpt 2.31 (definition 1)pious = highly religious
- Well, here's a pious dog, at last, let down among us sinners!
Chpt 2.33 (definition 1)pious = highly religious and moral
- Here, you rascal, you make believe to be so pious,—didn't you never hear, out of yer Bible, 'Servants, obey yer masters'?
Chpt 2.33 (definition 1)pious = religious
- And now, he's got a new one,—a young thing, only fifteen, and she brought up, she says, piously.
Chpt 2.34 (definition 1)piously = religiously (with strong morals)
- Hard and reprobate as the godless man seemed now, there had been a time when he had been rocked on the bosom of a mother,—cradled with prayers and pious hymns,—his now seared brow bedewed with the waters of holy baptism.
Chpt 2.35 (definition 1)pious = religious
- His wondrous words and pious prayers had struck upon the hearts of the imbruted blacks, who had been the instruments of cruelty upon him; and, the instant Legree withdrew, they took him down, and, in their ignorance, sought to call him back to life,—as if that were any favor to him.
Chpt 2.40 (definition 1)
- "A treasure," said George; "a beautiful, intelligent, amiable girl. Very pious."
Chpt 2.42 (definition 1)pious = highly religious and moral
- Eliza's steady, consistent piety, regulated by the constant reading of the sacred word, made her a proper guide for the shattered and wearied mind of her mother.
Chpt 2.43 (definition 1)piety = devotion on religious belief
- The incorruptible fidelity, piety and honesty, of Uncle Tom, had more than one development, to her personal knowledge.
Chpt 2.45 (definition 1)piety = religious belief
Definitions:
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(1) (pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral
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(2) (pious as in: a pious hypocrite) self-righteous (acting as though one is, or believing one is highly moral when it is not true)