pious deception

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• pious — piously, adv. piousness, n. /puy euhs/, adj. 1. having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. 2. characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion;… …   Universalium

• pious — /ˈpaɪəs / (say puyuhs) adjective 1. having or displaying religious fervour or conscientiousness in religious observance. 2. practised or used from religious motives (real or pretended), or for some good object: a pious deception. 3. sacred, as… …  

• pious — pi•ous [[t]ˈpaɪ əs[/t]] adj. 1) having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations 2) characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious 3) practiced… …   From formal English to slang

• pious fraud — noun 1. A deception practised with a good end in view 2. A religious humbug (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑pious …   Useful english dictionary

• Pious fraud — Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pious — adj. 1 devout; religious. 2 hypocritically virtuous; sanctimonious. 3 dutiful. Phrases and idioms: pious fraud a deception intended to benefit those deceived, esp. religiously. Derivatives: piously adv. piousness n. Etymology: L pius dutiful,… …   Useful english dictionary

• pi´ous|ness — pi|ous «PY uhs», adjective. 1. having or showing reverence for God; active in worship or prayer; religious: »The pious old woman made every effort to go to worship each time she could. 2. done or used under pretense of religion: »a pious fraud, a …   Useful english dictionary

• pi´ous|ly — pi|ous «PY uhs», adjective. 1. having or showing reverence for God; active in worship or prayer; religious: »The pious old woman made every effort to go to worship each time she could. 2. done or used under pretense of religion: »a pious fraud, a …   Useful english dictionary

• pi|ous — «PY uhs», adjective. 1. having or showing reverence for God; active in worship or prayer; religious: »The pious old woman made every effort to go to worship each time she could. 2. done or used under pretense of religion: »a pious fraud, a pious… …   Useful english dictionary

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Harald Klak — Halfdansson (born probably c. 785 died after 829, probably murdered in 852) was a king in Jutland (and possibly other parts of Denmark) around 812 ndash;814 and again from 819 ndash;827. FamilyThe identity of his father is not certain. Harald… …   Wikipedia