pious
(adjective) having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; “pious readings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pious (comparative more pious, superlative most pious)
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.
• Sometimes used pejoratively, in the sense of "mistaken" or "false" piety, as in "pious errors", "pious frauds".
• reverent, reverential, dutiful, religious, devout, godly
• (of or pertaining to piety): impious, independent, profane
• pouis
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"ous, a. Etym: [L. pius: cf. F. pieux.]
1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. "Pious hearts." Milton. "Pious poetry." Johnson. Where was the martial brother's pious care Pope.
2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.
Syn.
– Godly; devout; religious; righteous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
