pious wish

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• pious wish — see ↑pious • • • Main Entry: ↑wish …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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

• Magnus the Pious — may refer to: Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick Lüneburg, (died 1369) Magnus the Pious (Warhammer), fictional character in Warhammer Fantasy This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same personal name. If an …   Wikipedia

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