| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. |
| 2. | Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; |
| Adj. | 1. | pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" Antonyms: impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god |
| 2. | pious - devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken Synonyms: devout, god-fearing |
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