All 3 Uses of
pious
in
The Chosen
- Before the end of that century, about half of eastern European Jewry consisted of Hasidim, as his followers were called, pious ones.
Chpt 2.6pious = religious
- the story of an old, pious Hasid who had set out on a journey to Palestine
Chpt 2.12 *pious = highly religious
- Reb Saunders swayed slowly back and forth as he told the story, and when he was done I said quietly, not mentioning my father's name, that a lot of people were now saying that it was time for Palestine to become a Jewish homeland and not only a place where pious Jews went to die.
Chpt 2.12pious = religious
Definition:
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(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral