All 3 Uses of
pious
in
A Room With A View
- Paganism is infectious--more infectious than diphtheria or piety--and the Rector's niece was taken to church protesting.
Chpt 15piety = religious or moral belief
- The armies are full of pleasant and pious folk.
Chpt 17pious = highly religious or moral
- Their pleasantry and their piety show cracks, their wit becomes cynicism, their unselfishness hypocrisy;
Chpt 17 *piety = high morals
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