Definition of pious in English:

pious

adjective ˈpʌɪəsˈpaɪəs

1Devoutly religious.
虔诚的，笃信的
a deeply pious woman
Example sentencesExamples
- I am sure he and his comrades saw themselves as pious Muslims.
- However, Bosch was an orthodox Christian, a member of the Brotherhood of our Lady, a pious religious confraternity.
- Both her father and mother were pious Christians who regularly conducted home devotions and faithfully attended church.
- She was a very pious woman who despised anything that was not Christian.
- She is deeply pious but also brave and fiercely protective of her son.
- As pious Jews they had held that Yahweh alone was God and that no human being could be divine.
- Somehow or other, by destiny, this sinner did perform a pious deed, and by that deed he became purified.
- By prayer and meditation the pious Buddhist enters into living communion with the heavenly Lord.
- Both feel deeply about nature and religion, and are devotedly pious to church and religion.
- Children dress up as witches on Halloween, much to the dismay of certain pious Christians.
- This is not a movie aimed at the religiously pious.
- I was rather pious about my religion and thought I might be a priest.
- Even among the most pious, few could afford to neglect appearances.
- But her mother, my maternal grandmother, was very pious and strict about religion.
- When he enters, everybody falls to the ground in a very pious manner.
- His supporters view his rise as just reward for a deeply pious man.
- Of all the religions, the best religion is to repeat God's Name and to do pious deeds.
- Now the third important point related to government regulation is the aim of religion education is to develop pious and devout students.
- In fact, some of these would not be suitable for a more pious audience.
Synonyms
religious, devout, devoted, dedicated, reverent, God-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous
1. 1.1 Making or constituting a hypocritical display of virtue.
  虚伪的，道貌岸然的
  his pious platitudes
  Example sentencesExamples
  Laid out on the table in front of me were the pious platitudes of Government Ministers responding to the loss of 350 permanent jobs in Donegal.
  Once again, there is no sign of any reaction from the United Nations beyond pious platitudes.
  Second, in the pious and hypocritical words of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ‘we live in a country of laws where there can be severe consequences for those who break them.’
  I am referring to the word that means ‘insincere talk, especially concerning morals; pious platitudes’.
  But this is one issue on which I think incoherence and vacillation, combined with a liberal dose of pious platitudes, are exactly what most people want.
  The sheer supercilious, pious hypocracy fair takes the breath away.
  They have tried upon me all their various batteries of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering.
  His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’.
  If one is looking for pious platitudes, this is not the place to come.
  We will doubtless hear some pious hypocrisies from Jack Straw.
  We have more pious language, more platitudes, no clear definition, no consistency, and no clarity for those people who have to work under the Act.
  He's a pious hypocrite and a greedy, petty, stupid, mean-minded crook.
  I mean, that sounds rather pious, but that is the way it is.
  So it would be a mistake for Democrats to start sounding more pious.
  What stopped this from being a pious platitude was his accompanying insistence that the objective could be achieved by reform.
  There is enormous hypocrisy surrounding the pious veneration of the Constitution and ‘the rule of law.’
  Yet it has evolved as the major challenge of our day, demanding responses beyond pious platitudes.
  Many pious words have been spoken in the past few days about bringing the country back into the European family, supporting democracy, fresh starts, and so on.
  Yes, the new EU constitution has plenty of pious words about ensuring that there should be no unfair state aids and other subsidies.
  He said all the pious words about fresh air and cuddly animals but nothing about the obligations which might be imposed on industry.
  Synonyms
  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
2. 1.2archaic Dutiful or loyal, especially towards one's parents.
  〈古〉（尤指对父母）孝顺的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Proper behavior means to be loyal, filially pious respectful and trustworthy.
  Since sons and daughters were supposed to learn how to be loyal to the king by being pious to their parents, one could not easily excise the first bond.
2attributive (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled.
（愿望）真诚却不可能实现的
Example sentencesExamples
- The message was delivered through an intermediary, leaving the CIA with the pious hope that once its wishes had been made known, Viaux would respect them.
- The document it produced was toothless, consisting of many pious hopes and a few unenforceable targets.
- The option to renew is nothing other than what Cote calls ‘a pious hope that an agreement may later be reached’.
- This was to prove a pious hope, the costs doubling over the period.
- All of our economic objectives, and all the pious hopes that can ring around the walls of this House about what we might aim to achieve, will fail if we as a nation lack a sense of our national purpose.
- They harbour the pious hope that change is easier from within than from without.
- Yet reality must be confronted, if reconciliation is to be more than a pious hope.
- Their response, however, consists of a pathetic mixture of pious wishes and unrealistic hopes.
- Their slogan is ‘there has to be a better way’, but they cannot specify anything more than pious hopes.
- In a world come of age, we have no luxury of a pious hope that God is either our copilot or an air traffic controller who would save us from crashing into each other.
- Well, it would be nice to think that the pious hopes expressed in the Speech from the Throne would result in real action.
- That has turned out to be little more than a pious hope.
- Does it have anything other than a vain and pious hope that that could actually be achieved, or is the Government treating it in a cavalier fashion?
- This announcement should be seen as a pious hope rather than as a political reality.
- However, their recommendation so far remained a pious wish without suitable legislative support.
- For socialists, it is not an empty phrase or a pious wish.
- Despite pious hopes, it is unlikely that any national government will allow the UN to tax its citizens or that taxes, like books, will be destroyed by the Web.
- "Cheats never prosper " is a pious hope rather than a reality.
- The publication of this special edition of Folklore suggests that this possibility is now more than a pipe-dream or a pious hope.
Synonyms
sincere, forlorn, vain, desperate, despairing, doomed, hopeless, lost
unlikely, unduly optimistic, unrealistic

Derivatives

piously

adverb ˈpʌɪəsliˈpaɪəsli

That they then get up the next day and talk piously about ‘family values’ is the part that should disturb us the most.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘But wait,’ you protest piously, ‘We are fighters for the poor.’
- The greatest interpreter of Biblical stories, Rembrandt did not paint to please any patron, but was piously fulfilling a divine command.
- When the chocolates reached our end of the table, I piously raised my hand and said, ‘No thanks, my body is a temple.’
- It has been observed that ‘Even some of the worst hillbillies, drunks, profligates, and ex-cons piously sing gospel songs on their albums’.

piousness

noun

Now, as you rightfully know, my sons have their fates outlined by war and piousness, as other young men have.
Example sentencesExamples
- Roman even has Mark sing Hebrew songs to substantiate the family's piousness.
- Your Holiness, you are regarded as one of the greatest living icons of spirituality, piousness, truthfulness and righteousness.
- While some of these images are serious, others poke fun at this period's overblown piousness.
- Generally an equal match is sought in terms of family economic status, educational background, and piousness.
- Their very piousness was rooted in blind prejudice and this made them extremely interesting because they were so obviously flawed.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin pius 'dutiful, pious' + -ous.

pity from Middle English:
Latin pius meant ‘pious’(Late Middle English) but had a wider range of meanings than the word does in modern English, to include a wide range of moral qualities from being dutiful to your parents to being loyal, affectionate, compassionate, and kind. The Latin noun was pietas, and this, via French, became both pity and piety (originally used in the same sense as ‘pity’), both Middle English. Pietas also developed a medieval Latin form pitantia, which meant ‘a charitable donation’ and the meagre daily dole of food given out to monks and also to paupers. From this comes Middle English pittance.

Rhymes

Ananias, bias, Darius, dryas, Elias, eyas, Gaius, hamadryas, Lias, Mathias, Tobias

Definition of pious in US English:

pious

adjectiveˈpaɪəsˈpīəs

1Devoutly religious.
虔诚的，笃信的
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, some of these would not be suitable for a more pious audience.
- When he enters, everybody falls to the ground in a very pious manner.
- Somehow or other, by destiny, this sinner did perform a pious deed, and by that deed he became purified.
- I am sure he and his comrades saw themselves as pious Muslims.
- As pious Jews they had held that Yahweh alone was God and that no human being could be divine.
- This is not a movie aimed at the religiously pious.
- Children dress up as witches on Halloween, much to the dismay of certain pious Christians.
- Both her father and mother were pious Christians who regularly conducted home devotions and faithfully attended church.
- She was a very pious woman who despised anything that was not Christian.
- By prayer and meditation the pious Buddhist enters into living communion with the heavenly Lord.
- Both feel deeply about nature and religion, and are devotedly pious to church and religion.
- However, Bosch was an orthodox Christian, a member of the Brotherhood of our Lady, a pious religious confraternity.
- Now the third important point related to government regulation is the aim of religion education is to develop pious and devout students.
- But her mother, my maternal grandmother, was very pious and strict about religion.
- Of all the religions, the best religion is to repeat God's Name and to do pious deeds.
- She is deeply pious but also brave and fiercely protective of her son.
- Even among the most pious, few could afford to neglect appearances.
- I was rather pious about my religion and thought I might be a priest.
- His supporters view his rise as just reward for a deeply pious man.
Synonyms
religious, devout, devoted, dedicated, reverent, god-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous
1. 1.1 Making a hypocritical display of virtue.
  虚伪的，道貌岸然的
  there'll be no pious words said over her
  对她不会有任何虚伪的评论。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's a pious hypocrite and a greedy, petty, stupid, mean-minded crook.
  If one is looking for pious platitudes, this is not the place to come.
  Laid out on the table in front of me were the pious platitudes of Government Ministers responding to the loss of 350 permanent jobs in Donegal.
  Yes, the new EU constitution has plenty of pious words about ensuring that there should be no unfair state aids and other subsidies.
  He said all the pious words about fresh air and cuddly animals but nothing about the obligations which might be imposed on industry.
  Yet it has evolved as the major challenge of our day, demanding responses beyond pious platitudes.
  I am referring to the word that means ‘insincere talk, especially concerning morals; pious platitudes’.
  I mean, that sounds rather pious, but that is the way it is.
  Second, in the pious and hypocritical words of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ‘we live in a country of laws where there can be severe consequences for those who break them.’
  What stopped this from being a pious platitude was his accompanying insistence that the objective could be achieved by reform.
  Once again, there is no sign of any reaction from the United Nations beyond pious platitudes.
  Many pious words have been spoken in the past few days about bringing the country back into the European family, supporting democracy, fresh starts, and so on.
  There is enormous hypocrisy surrounding the pious veneration of the Constitution and ‘the rule of law.’
  We have more pious language, more platitudes, no clear definition, no consistency, and no clarity for those people who have to work under the Act.
  So it would be a mistake for Democrats to start sounding more pious.
  The sheer supercilious, pious hypocracy fair takes the breath away.
  They have tried upon me all their various batteries of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering.
  His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’.
  But this is one issue on which I think incoherence and vacillation, combined with a liberal dose of pious platitudes, are exactly what most people want.
  We will doubtless hear some pious hypocrisies from Jack Straw.
  Synonyms
  sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy
2. 1.2attributive (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled.
  （愿望）真诚却不可能实现的
  Example sentencesExamples
  That has turned out to be little more than a pious hope.
  The message was delivered through an intermediary, leaving the CIA with the pious hope that once its wishes had been made known, Viaux would respect them.
  "Cheats never prosper " is a pious hope rather than a reality.
  Yet reality must be confronted, if reconciliation is to be more than a pious hope.
  Despite pious hopes, it is unlikely that any national government will allow the UN to tax its citizens or that taxes, like books, will be destroyed by the Web.
  Well, it would be nice to think that the pious hopes expressed in the Speech from the Throne would result in real action.
  However, their recommendation so far remained a pious wish without suitable legislative support.
  For socialists, it is not an empty phrase or a pious wish.
  This announcement should be seen as a pious hope rather than as a political reality.
  The publication of this special edition of Folklore suggests that this possibility is now more than a pipe-dream or a pious hope.
  They harbour the pious hope that change is easier from within than from without.
  Does it have anything other than a vain and pious hope that that could actually be achieved, or is the Government treating it in a cavalier fashion?
  In a world come of age, we have no luxury of a pious hope that God is either our copilot or an air traffic controller who would save us from crashing into each other.
  Their slogan is ‘there has to be a better way’, but they cannot specify anything more than pious hopes.
  This was to prove a pious hope, the costs doubling over the period.
  Their response, however, consists of a pathetic mixture of pious wishes and unrealistic hopes.
  The option to renew is nothing other than what Cote calls ‘a pious hope that an agreement may later be reached’.
  The document it produced was toothless, consisting of many pious hopes and a few unenforceable targets.
  All of our economic objectives, and all the pious hopes that can ring around the walls of this House about what we might aim to achieve, will fail if we as a nation lack a sense of our national purpose.
  Synonyms
  sincere, forlorn, vain, desperate, despairing, doomed, hopeless, lost
3. 1.3archaic Dutiful or loyal, especially toward one's parents.
  〈古〉（尤指对父母）孝顺的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Proper behavior means to be loyal, filially pious respectful and trustworthy.
  Since sons and daughters were supposed to learn how to be loyal to the king by being pious to their parents, one could not easily excise the first bond.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin pius ‘dutiful, pious’ + -ous.

词汇	pious
释义	Definition of pious in English: pious adjective ˈpʌɪəsˈpaɪəs 1Devoutly religious. 虔诚的，笃信的 a deeply pious woman Example sentencesExamples I am sure he and his comrades saw themselves as pious Muslims. However, Bosch was an orthodox Christian, a member of the Brotherhood of our Lady, a pious religious confraternity. Both her father and mother were pious Christians who regularly conducted home devotions and faithfully attended church. She was a very pious woman who despised anything that was not Christian. She is deeply pious but also brave and fiercely protective of her son. As pious Jews they had held that Yahweh alone was God and that no human being could be divine. Somehow or other, by destiny, this sinner did perform a pious deed, and by that deed he became purified. By prayer and meditation the pious Buddhist enters into living communion with the heavenly Lord. Both feel deeply about nature and religion, and are devotedly pious to church and religion. Children dress up as witches on Halloween, much to the dismay of certain pious Christians. This is not a movie aimed at the religiously pious. I was rather pious about my religion and thought I might be a priest. Even among the most pious, few could afford to neglect appearances. But her mother, my maternal grandmother, was very pious and strict about religion. When he enters, everybody falls to the ground in a very pious manner. His supporters view his rise as just reward for a deeply pious man. Of all the religions, the best religion is to repeat God's Name and to do pious deeds. Now the third important point related to government regulation is the aim of religion education is to develop pious and devout students. In fact, some of these would not be suitable for a more pious audience. Synonyms religious, devout, devoted, dedicated, reverent, God-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous 1.1 Making or constituting a hypocritical display of virtue. 虚伪的，道貌岸然的 his pious platitudes Example sentencesExamples Laid out on the table in front of me were the pious platitudes of Government Ministers responding to the loss of 350 permanent jobs in Donegal. Once again, there is no sign of any reaction from the United Nations beyond pious platitudes. Second, in the pious and hypocritical words of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ‘we live in a country of laws where there can be severe consequences for those who break them.’ I am referring to the word that means ‘insincere talk, especially concerning morals; pious platitudes’. But this is one issue on which I think incoherence and vacillation, combined with a liberal dose of pious platitudes, are exactly what most people want. The sheer supercilious, pious hypocracy fair takes the breath away. They have tried upon me all their various batteries of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering. His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’. If one is looking for pious platitudes, this is not the place to come. We will doubtless hear some pious hypocrisies from Jack Straw. We have more pious language, more platitudes, no clear definition, no consistency, and no clarity for those people who have to work under the Act. He's a pious hypocrite and a greedy, petty, stupid, mean-minded crook. I mean, that sounds rather pious, but that is the way it is. So it would be a mistake for Democrats to start sounding more pious. What stopped this from being a pious platitude was his accompanying insistence that the objective could be achieved by reform. There is enormous hypocrisy surrounding the pious veneration of the Constitution and ‘the rule of law.’ Yet it has evolved as the major challenge of our day, demanding responses beyond pious platitudes. Many pious words have been spoken in the past few days about bringing the country back into the European family, supporting democracy, fresh starts, and so on. Yes, the new EU constitution has plenty of pious words about ensuring that there should be no unfair state aids and other subsidies. He said all the pious words about fresh air and cuddly animals but nothing about the obligations which might be imposed on industry. Synonyms 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 1.2archaic Dutiful or loyal, especially towards one's parents. 〈古〉（尤指对父母）孝顺的 Example sentencesExamples Proper behavior means to be loyal, filially pious respectful and trustworthy. Since sons and daughters were supposed to learn how to be loyal to the king by being pious to their parents, one could not easily excise the first bond. 2attributive (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. （愿望）真诚却不可能实现的 Example sentencesExamples The message was delivered through an intermediary, leaving the CIA with the pious hope that once its wishes had been made known, Viaux would respect them. The document it produced was toothless, consisting of many pious hopes and a few unenforceable targets. The option to renew is nothing other than what Cote calls ‘a pious hope that an agreement may later be reached’. This was to prove a pious hope, the costs doubling over the period. All of our economic objectives, and all the pious hopes that can ring around the walls of this House about what we might aim to achieve, will fail if we as a nation lack a sense of our national purpose. They harbour the pious hope that change is easier from within than from without. Yet reality must be confronted, if reconciliation is to be more than a pious hope. Their response, however, consists of a pathetic mixture of pious wishes and unrealistic hopes. Their slogan is ‘there has to be a better way’, but they cannot specify anything more than pious hopes. In a world come of age, we have no luxury of a pious hope that God is either our copilot or an air traffic controller who would save us from crashing into each other. Well, it would be nice to think that the pious hopes expressed in the Speech from the Throne would result in real action. That has turned out to be little more than a pious hope. Does it have anything other than a vain and pious hope that that could actually be achieved, or is the Government treating it in a cavalier fashion? This announcement should be seen as a pious hope rather than as a political reality. However, their recommendation so far remained a pious wish without suitable legislative support. For socialists, it is not an empty phrase or a pious wish. Despite pious hopes, it is unlikely that any national government will allow the UN to tax its citizens or that taxes, like books, will be destroyed by the Web. "Cheats never prosper " is a pious hope rather than a reality. The publication of this special edition of Folklore suggests that this possibility is now more than a pipe-dream or a pious hope. Synonyms sincere, forlorn, vain, desperate, despairing, doomed, hopeless, lost unlikely, unduly optimistic, unrealistic Derivatives piously adverb ˈpʌɪəsliˈpaɪəsli That they then get up the next day and talk piously about ‘family values’ is the part that should disturb us the most. Example sentencesExamples ‘But wait,’ you protest piously, ‘We are fighters for the poor.’ The greatest interpreter of Biblical stories, Rembrandt did not paint to please any patron, but was piously fulfilling a divine command. When the chocolates reached our end of the table, I piously raised my hand and said, ‘No thanks, my body is a temple.’ It has been observed that ‘Even some of the worst hillbillies, drunks, profligates, and ex-cons piously sing gospel songs on their albums’. piousness noun Now, as you rightfully know, my sons have their fates outlined by war and piousness, as other young men have. Example sentencesExamples Roman even has Mark sing Hebrew songs to substantiate the family's piousness. Your Holiness, you are regarded as one of the greatest living icons of spirituality, piousness, truthfulness and righteousness. While some of these images are serious, others poke fun at this period's overblown piousness. Generally an equal match is sought in terms of family economic status, educational background, and piousness. Their very piousness was rooted in blind prejudice and this made them extremely interesting because they were so obviously flawed. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin pius 'dutiful, pious' + -ous. pity from Middle English: Latin pius meant ‘pious’(Late Middle English) but had a wider range of meanings than the word does in modern English, to include a wide range of moral qualities from being dutiful to your parents to being loyal, affectionate, compassionate, and kind. The Latin noun was pietas, and this, via French, became both pity and piety (originally used in the same sense as ‘pity’), both Middle English. Pietas also developed a medieval Latin form pitantia, which meant ‘a charitable donation’ and the meagre daily dole of food given out to monks and also to paupers. From this comes Middle English pittance. Rhymes Ananias, bias, Darius, dryas, Elias, eyas, Gaius, hamadryas, Lias, Mathias, Tobias Definition of pious in US English: pious adjectiveˈpaɪəsˈpīəs 1Devoutly religious. 虔诚的，笃信的 Example sentencesExamples In fact, some of these would not be suitable for a more pious audience. When he enters, everybody falls to the ground in a very pious manner. Somehow or other, by destiny, this sinner did perform a pious deed, and by that deed he became purified. I am sure he and his comrades saw themselves as pious Muslims. As pious Jews they had held that Yahweh alone was God and that no human being could be divine. This is not a movie aimed at the religiously pious. Children dress up as witches on Halloween, much to the dismay of certain pious Christians. Both her father and mother were pious Christians who regularly conducted home devotions and faithfully attended church. She was a very pious woman who despised anything that was not Christian. By prayer and meditation the pious Buddhist enters into living communion with the heavenly Lord. Both feel deeply about nature and religion, and are devotedly pious to church and religion. However, Bosch was an orthodox Christian, a member of the Brotherhood of our Lady, a pious religious confraternity. Now the third important point related to government regulation is the aim of religion education is to develop pious and devout students. But her mother, my maternal grandmother, was very pious and strict about religion. Of all the religions, the best religion is to repeat God's Name and to do pious deeds. She is deeply pious but also brave and fiercely protective of her son. Even among the most pious, few could afford to neglect appearances. I was rather pious about my religion and thought I might be a priest. His supporters view his rise as just reward for a deeply pious man. Synonyms religious, devout, devoted, dedicated, reverent, god-fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, faithful, dutiful, righteous 1.1 Making a hypocritical display of virtue. 虚伪的，道貌岸然的 there'll be no pious words said over her 对她不会有任何虚伪的评论。 Example sentencesExamples He's a pious hypocrite and a greedy, petty, stupid, mean-minded crook. If one is looking for pious platitudes, this is not the place to come. Laid out on the table in front of me were the pious platitudes of Government Ministers responding to the loss of 350 permanent jobs in Donegal. Yes, the new EU constitution has plenty of pious words about ensuring that there should be no unfair state aids and other subsidies. He said all the pious words about fresh air and cuddly animals but nothing about the obligations which might be imposed on industry. Yet it has evolved as the major challenge of our day, demanding responses beyond pious platitudes. I am referring to the word that means ‘insincere talk, especially concerning morals; pious platitudes’. I mean, that sounds rather pious, but that is the way it is. Second, in the pious and hypocritical words of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ‘we live in a country of laws where there can be severe consequences for those who break them.’ What stopped this from being a pious platitude was his accompanying insistence that the objective could be achieved by reform. Once again, there is no sign of any reaction from the United Nations beyond pious platitudes. Many pious words have been spoken in the past few days about bringing the country back into the European family, supporting democracy, fresh starts, and so on. There is enormous hypocrisy surrounding the pious veneration of the Constitution and ‘the rule of law.’ We have more pious language, more platitudes, no clear definition, no consistency, and no clarity for those people who have to work under the Act. So it would be a mistake for Democrats to start sounding more pious. The sheer supercilious, pious hypocracy fair takes the breath away. They have tried upon me all their various batteries of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering. His answer to all these questions is the pious platitude, ‘one standard of citizenship’. But this is one issue on which I think incoherence and vacillation, combined with a liberal dose of pious platitudes, are exactly what most people want. We will doubtless hear some pious hypocrisies from Jack Straw. Synonyms sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy 1.2attributive (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. （愿望）真诚却不可能实现的 Example sentencesExamples That has turned out to be little more than a pious hope. The message was delivered through an intermediary, leaving the CIA with the pious hope that once its wishes had been made known, Viaux would respect them. "Cheats never prosper " is a pious hope rather than a reality. Yet reality must be confronted, if reconciliation is to be more than a pious hope. Despite pious hopes, it is unlikely that any national government will allow the UN to tax its citizens or that taxes, like books, will be destroyed by the Web. Well, it would be nice to think that the pious hopes expressed in the Speech from the Throne would result in real action. However, their recommendation so far remained a pious wish without suitable legislative support. For socialists, it is not an empty phrase or a pious wish. This announcement should be seen as a pious hope rather than as a political reality. The publication of this special edition of Folklore suggests that this possibility is now more than a pipe-dream or a pious hope. They harbour the pious hope that change is easier from within than from without. Does it have anything other than a vain and pious hope that that could actually be achieved, or is the Government treating it in a cavalier fashion? In a world come of age, we have no luxury of a pious hope that God is either our copilot or an air traffic controller who would save us from crashing into each other. Their slogan is ‘there has to be a better way’, but they cannot specify anything more than pious hopes. This was to prove a pious hope, the costs doubling over the period. Their response, however, consists of a pathetic mixture of pious wishes and unrealistic hopes. The option to renew is nothing other than what Cote calls ‘a pious hope that an agreement may later be reached’. The document it produced was toothless, consisting of many pious hopes and a few unenforceable targets. All of our economic objectives, and all the pious hopes that can ring around the walls of this House about what we might aim to achieve, will fail if we as a nation lack a sense of our national purpose. Synonyms sincere, forlorn, vain, desperate, despairing, doomed, hopeless, lost 1.3archaic Dutiful or loyal, especially toward one's parents. 〈古〉（尤指对父母）孝顺的 Example sentencesExamples Proper behavior means to be loyal, filially pious respectful and trustworthy. Since sons and daughters were supposed to learn how to be loyal to the king by being pious to their parents, one could not easily excise the first bond. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin pius ‘dutiful, pious’ + -ous.
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