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41pious uses — An ancient term. Religious uses. Religious uses under the control of the king, as where a vehicle or other article which had caused the death of a person was forfeited to pious uses. Fields v Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 147 Tenn 464, 249 SW 798,… …
42pious — adjective /ˈpaɪəs/ Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing. Syn: reverent, reverential, dutiful, religious, devout, godly …
43pious — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, God fearing, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, adoring, affected, angelic, assured, believing, canting, certain, confident, convinced, cultish, cultist, cultistic, dedicated, devoted,… …
44PIOUS IX — (1792 1878) reactionary PRIEST who became POPE in 1846. He pronounced the ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINE of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in 1854 and promulgated the INFALLIBILITY OF THE POPE. In 1864 he issued the SYLLABUS OF ERRORS condemning… …
45pious — pi·ous || paɪəs adj. devout, religious; orthodox; sanctimonious, self righteous …
46pious — æwfest …
47pious — a. 1. Filial. 2. Religious, godly, holy, devout, saintly, righteous …
48pious — pi·ous …
49pious — adjective Syn: religious, devout, God fearing, churchgoing, holy, godly, saintly, reverent, righteous Ant: irreligious …
50pious — [ˈpaɪəs] adj 1) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2) showing disapproval done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral piously adv …
