Synonyms for pious
ˈpaɪ əspi·ous

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1. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   reverent, reverential, godly, devout, dutiful, religious

2. piousadjective

   Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.

   Synonyms:
   religious, reverential, godly, devout, reverent, dutiful

   Antonyms:
   profane, independent, impious

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1. pious

   Synonyms:
   devout, saintly, holy, religious, godly

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1. piousadjective

   having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

   "pious readings"

   Antonyms:
   godless, irreverent, impious

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1. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   filial

2. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   religious, godly, holy, devout, saintly

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1. piousadjective

   Synonyms:
   religious, devout, saintly, righteous, reverent

   Antonyms:
   impious

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1. List of paraphrases for "pious":

   god-fearing, devout, hypocritical

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1. Oswald Chambers:

   Earnestness is not by any means everything; it is very often a subtle form of pious pride because it is obsessed with the method and not with the Master.

2. Sheikh Mutlaq:

   More than 90 percent of pious Muslim women in the Muslim world do not wear abayas. So we should not force people to wear abayas.

3. Clarion Project:

   Memorizing the Koran is a considered a pious and worthy thing to do and many memorization competitions are held around the world, especially during Ramadan, it is believed to be the month during which Mohammed received the Koran. The chapters the Islamic State challenged its followers to memorize include.

4. Teresa of Ávila:

   O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.

5. Alexander Knyazev:

   The IRPT, acting as a legal political force, had served as a lightning rod (for dissent), deflecting radical Islam, its closure and official pressure on its members is likely to push many pious Muslims out of officially registered mosques into underground ones.