pious
US /ˈpaɪəs/
・UK /'paɪəs/
C1TOEIC
adj.AdjectiveFeeling and showing love and duty to a religion
She is very pious as she attends church every Sunday and Wednesday
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The Shawshank Redemption
18:35
- as a pious, devout Christian and reform-minded administrator, while his actions reveal him
as a pious, devout Christian and reform-minded administrator, while his actions reveal him
Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two
10:10
- Econometricians, they’re ever so pious
Econometricians, they’re ever so pious
Rick Steves' Andalucía: The Best of Southern Spain
54:56
- While pious Sevillan women wail in the streets, relays of 48 men carry this three-ton float
While pious Sevillan women wail in the streets, relays of 48 men carry this three-ton float
Part 4 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 17-20)
17:50
- Mrs. Dent here bent over to the pious lady and whispered something in her ear; I
Mrs. Dent here bent over to the pious lady and whispered something in her ear; I
Part 2 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 07-11)
06:10
- "This I learned from her benefactress; from the pious and charitable lady who adopted
"This I learned from her benefactress; from the pious and charitable lady who adopted
Lecture 1. The Parts of the Whole
45:46
- narratives are not pious parables about saints.
narratives are not pious parables about saints.
- Okay? Not pious tales.
Okay? Not pious tales.
Rick Steves' European Christmas
55:32
- is her pious country cousin.
is her pious country cousin.
The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum (Free English Audio Book on How to Make Money)
28:41
- feet bedrooms, and these good old pious Puritans would lock themselves up in one of these cells,
feet bedrooms, and these good old pious Puritans would lock themselves up in one of these cells,
Chapter 06 - The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
29:43
- Encouraged by his opinion, Alice did what her pious inclinations, and her keen relish
Encouraged by his opinion, Alice did what her pious inclinations, and her keen relish
Part 3 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 13-15)
40:01
- had a pious mother--to look at me?" he
had a pious mother--to look at me?" he
- pious.
pious.