The Only Use of
pious
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- ...whose piety was exceeded only by his stinginess.
p. 4.1piety = highly religious and moral behavior
Definitions:
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(1)
(pious as in: a good, pious woman) religious or highly moral
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(2)
(pious as in: a pious hypocrite) self-righteous (acting as though one is, or believing one is highly moral when it is not true)
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(3)
(pious as in: cling to the pious hope) (describing a hope or wish as) sincere, but highly unlikely