Both Uses of
pious
in
The Perfect Game
- The kind of gut-wrenching event that tested the faith of even the most pious.
Chpt Pro. *pious = religious
- Guess I don't believe the meek win just because they're pious.
Chpt 2.17
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)
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(3)
(pious as in: cling to the pious hope) (describing a hope or wish as) sincere, but highly unlikely