pious

Meaning

1. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
2. Relating to religion or religious works.
3. Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.

Synonyms

devout

religious

virtuous

godly

good

👍

righteous

reverent

holy

devotional

prayerful

just

charitable

saintly

spiritual

dedicated

good-hearted

piety

faithful

innocent

😇

holy person

religious person

kind

kind-hearted

kindly

ardent

saint

devoted

devotee

Muslim

observant

restrained

ascetic

reverential

sacred

sanctimonious

sincere

straightforward

⬆️

true

upright

angelic

worshipful

worshipping

zealous

God-fearing

] The just

observing a vow

practising penance

self-subdued

conversion

loving god

Translations

fromm

pieux

pio

piadoso

vroom

devoot

pius

ευσεβής

godvrezend

piedoso

godsdienstig

dévot

devoto

pío

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpaɪəs/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: fǣle

In summary

Borrowed from Latin pīus (“pious, dutiful, blessed, kind, devout”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“pure”). Cognate with Old English fǣle (“faithful, trusty, good; dear, beloved”). More at feal.