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1 pious
['paɪəs]aggettivo pio; spreg. bigotto, ipocrita* * *(having or showing strong religious feelings, reverence for or devotion to God etc: a pious woman/attitude.) pio- piously- piety* * *pious /ˈpaɪəs/a.1 pio; devoto; religioso3 (spreg.) che finge la devozione; ipocrita; bigotto● a pious hope, un pio desideriopiously avv. piousness n. [u].* * *['paɪəs]aggettivo pio; spreg. bigotto, ipocrita -
2 pious pi·ous adj
['paɪəs]pio (-a), pej bigotto (-a)
См. также в других словарях:
pious hope/wish — something that is hoped for but will probably not happen His speech contained no practical solutions, just the pious hope that the war would end soon. • • • Main Entry: ↑pious … Useful english dictionary
pious hope — phrase something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved Thesaurus: feelings of hopesynonym Main entry: pious … Useful english dictionary
pious hope — something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved … English dictionary
pious — pi|ous [ˈpaıəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: pius] 1.) having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave →↑piety ▪ He was a quiet, pious man. 2.) if you describe what someone says as pious talk, words etc, you mean … Dictionary of contemporary English
pious — adjective 1) a pious family Syn: religious, devout, God fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, dedicated, reverent, dutiful, righteous Ant: irreligious … Thesaurus of popular words
pious — pi|ous [ paıəs ] adjective 1. ) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2. ) done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral pious hope something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved ╾ pi|ous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pious — adjective 1 having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave 2 pretending to have sincere religious feelings in order to make people think you are better than you really are: Don t believe any of his pious talk. 3 pious… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pious — UK [ˈpaɪəs] / US adjective 1) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2) showing disapproval done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral • pious hope Derived word: piously adverb … English dictionary
pious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) devoutly religious. 2) making a hypocritical display of virtue. 3) (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. DERIVATIVES piously adverb piousness noun. ORIGIN Latin pius dutiful … English terms dictionary
pious — adjective 1》 devoutly religious. 2》 making a hypocritical display of virtue. 3》 (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. Derivatives piously adverb piousness noun Origin ME: from L. pius dutiful, pious + ous … English new terms dictionary
Minerva Pious — Nacimiento 5 de marzo de 1903 Odesa, Ucrania Fallecimiento 16 de marzo de 1979 (76 años) … Wikipedia Español