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1 pious
{'paiəs}
1. набожен, благочестив
2. религиозен (не светски)
3. лицемерно набожен
4. ост. почтителен, който се отнася с уважение
5. похвален
PIOUS effort похвален опит
PIOUS fraud лъжа с безкористни подбуди, лъжа за нечие добро
PIOUS hope почти неизпълнима надежда* * *{'paiъs} a 1. набожен, благочестив; 2. религиозен (не светски);* * *христолюбив; религиозен; благочестив; набожен;* * *1. pious effort похвален опит 2. pious fraud лъжа с безкористни подбуди, лъжа за нечие добро 3. pious hope почти неизпълнима надежда 4. лицемерно набожен 5. набожен, благочестив 6. ост. почтителен, който се отнася с уважение 7. похвален 8. религиозен (не светски)* * *
См. также в других словарях:
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/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 — 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
