English-Thai Dictionary

pious

ADJ ซึ่ง แสดง ความเคารพ อย่างเหมาะสม  sueng-sa-dang-kwam-kao-rob-yang-mor-som

 

pious

ADJ เคร่งครัด ใน ทาง ศาสนา  มี ศรัทธา ต่อ ศาสนา อย่างแรงกล้า  devout religious reverent impious irreligious profane krang-krad-nai-sad-sa-na

 

pious

ADJ แสร้งทำ เป็น มี ศรัทธา หรือ ศีลธรรม  sang-tam-pen-me-sin-la-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PIOUS

a.[L. pius. ] 1. Godly; reverencing and honoring the Supreme Being in heart and in the practice of the duties he has enjoined; having due veneration and affection for the character of God, and habitually obeying his commands; religious; devoted to the service of God; applied to persons.
2. Dictated by reverence to God; proceeding from piety; applied to things; as pious awe; pious services of affections; pious sorrow.
3. Having due respect and affection for parents or other relatives; practicing the duties of respect and affection towards parents or other near relatives.
4. Practiced under the pretense of religion; as pious frauds.

 

PIOUSLY

adv. In a pious manner; with reverence and affection for God; religiously; with due regard to sacred things or to the duties God has enjoined. 1. With due regard to natural or civil relations and to the duties which spring from them.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PIOUS

Pi "ous, a. Etym: [L. pius: cf. F. pieux. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. "Pious hearts." Milton. "Pious poetry. " Johnson. Where was the martial brother's pious care Pope.

 

2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.

 

Syn. -- Godly; devout; religious; righteous.

 

PIOUSLY

PIOUSLY Pi "ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a pious manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pious

pi ous |ˈpīəs ˈpaɪəs | ▶adjective devoutly religious. • making a hypocritical display of virtue: there'll be no pious words said over her. • [ attrib. ] (of a hope ) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. • archaic dutiful or loyal, esp. toward one's parents. DERIVATIVES pi ous ly adverb, pi ous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin pius ‘dutiful, pious ’ + -ous .

 

pious fraud

pious fraud ▶noun a deception intended to benefit those deceived, especially to strengthen religious belief.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pious

pious |ˈpʌɪəs | ▶adjective 1 devoutly religious: a deeply pious woman. • making or constituting a hypocritical display of virtue: his pious platitudes. • archaic dutiful or loyal, especially towards one's parents. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a hope ) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. DERIVATIVES piously adverb, piousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin pius ‘dutiful, pious ’ + -ous .

 

pious fraud

pious fraud ▶noun a deception intended to benefit those deceived, especially to strengthen religious belief.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pious

pious adjective 1 a pious family: religious, devout, God-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, dedicated, reverent, dutiful, righteous. ANTONYMS irreligious. 2 pious platitudes: sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy; informal goody-goody. ANTONYMS sincere. 3 a pious hope: forlorn, vain, doomed, hopeless, desperate; unlikely, unrealistic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pious

pious adjective 1 a pious family: religious, devout, devoted, dedicated, reverent, God-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous. ANTONYMS impious, irreligious. 2 a pious platitude: sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy; for form's sake, to keep up appearances; informal goody-goody, pi; rare religiose, Pharisaic, Pharisaical. ANTONYMS sincere. 3 a pious hope: sincere, forlorn, vain, desperate, despairing, doomed, hopeless, lost; unlikely, unduly optimistic, unrealistic. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD pious, religious, devout See religious . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pious

pi ous /pá (ɪ )əs /〖原義は 「 (義務に )忠実な 」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 信心深い , 敬虔 （けいけん ）な (!piousは表面に表われた信心をいい, 時に偽善的の意を含む; devoutは心からの信仰をいい, 外に表れるとは限らない; ↔impious ) ▸ a pious Buddhist 敬虔な仏教徒 2 ｟非難して ｠〈人 言動などが 〉信心深いふりをした ; 善人ぶった ; もっともらしい .3 賞賛に値する , 立派な ; ｟古 ｠忠実な , 孝行な .4 〈文学 芸術などが 〉宗教的な .～̀ h ó pe [w í sh ]達せられそうにない望み .～ly 副詞 1 敬虔に, 信心深く .2 得々と 〈しゃべるなど 〉.～ness 名詞 U 敬虔 .