PIOUSLY

devoutly, piously

(adverb) in a devout and pious manner; “she was devoutly Catholic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

piously (comparative more piously, superlative most piously)

in a pious manner

Anagrams

• soupily

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"ous*ly, adv.

Definition: In a pious manner.

PIOUS

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



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18 June 2025

SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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