Pious - English meaning

adjective

Going regularly to church

Usage examples:

Her mother was a churchgoing christian., this is a churchgoing town., churchgoing in this country i…

adjective

Devoted to a task or purpose.

Usage examples:

A team of dedicated doctors

verb

Devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose.

Usage examples:

Joan has dedicated her life to animals

adjective

Believing that an activity or idea is important and giving a lot of energy and time to it

Usage examples:

The boy scouts organization is dedicated to helping boys become moral and productive adults.

adjective

Showing the loss of all hope.

Usage examples:

He gave a despairing little shrug

verb

Lose or be without hope.

Usage examples:

We should not despair

adjective

Showing or feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation

Usage examples:

A despairing glance/cry, with every day that passed he became ever more despairing.

adjective

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Usage examples:

A desperate sadness enveloped ruth

adjective

Showing a willingness to take any risk in order to change a bad or dangerous situation

Usage examples:

The ads are a desperate attempt to win last-minute votes., desperate criminals, there’s a desperate…

adjective

Very loving or loyal.

Usage examples:

He was a devoted husband

verb

Give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity).

Usage examples:

I wanted to devote more time to my family

adjective

Extremely loving and loyal

Usage examples:

A devoted fan/husband/mother

adjective

Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.

Usage examples:

She was a devout catholic

adjective

Believing strongly in a religion and obeying all the rules or principles of that religion

Usage examples:

A devout christian/jew/muslim, a devoutly religious family

adjective

Likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated.

Usage examples:

The moving story of their doomed love affair

verb

Condemn to certain death or destruction.

Usage examples:

Fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed

adjective

Certain to fail, die, or be destroyed

Usage examples:

This is a doomed city.

adjective

Conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one's duty.

Usage examples:

A dutiful daughter

adjective

(of a person) obedient or (of an action) done because it is necessary or expected

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A dutiful child

adjective

Remaining loyal and steadfast.

Usage examples:

Throughout his career, he remained faithful to the principles of classical art

noun

Those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party.

Usage examples:

A muezzin called the faithful to prayer

adjective

Loyal and reliable

adjective

Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Usage examples:

Forlorn figures at bus stops

adjective

Looking or feeling alone and sad because you need help but do not expect to get it

Usage examples:

As i left little bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a forlorn look.

adjective

Very religious and trying to live in the way you believe god would wish you to

adjective

Devoutly religious; pious.

Usage examples:

How to live the godly life

adjective

Obeying and respecting god

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A godly woman

adjective

Dedicated or consecrated to god or a religious purpose; sacred.

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The holy bible

adjective

Considered to be pure or good because of being related to what a religion values

Usage examples:

Holy scriptures, jerusalem is a holy city to christians, muslims, and jews., my nephew is a holy te…

adjective

Feeling or causing despair.

Usage examples:

Jess looked at him in mute hopeless appeal

adjective

Without hope

Usage examples:

We tried to save the building, but it was a hopeless task (= it could not succeed).

adjective

Past and past participle of lose.

verb

Be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

Usage examples:

I've lost my appetite

adjective

(of a person) unable to find your way, or (of an item) not to be found

Usage examples:

A lost child/pet/earring, we got lost on the way home., fig. i’d be lost without you (= i would not…

adjective

Characterized by or expressive of prayer.

Usage examples:

The church has a prayerful atmosphere

adjective

Saying prayers or involving prayers

Usage examples:

He combines a brilliant mind, a prayerful life, and great political wisdom., they described the thr…

adjective

Relating to or believing in a religion.

Usage examples:

Both men were deeply religious and moralistic

noun

A person bound by monastic vows.

Usage examples:

It was not, one would think, the normal one of a religious with a church.

adjective

Of, relating to, or involved with religion, or living and worshiping according to the beliefs of a particular religion

Usage examples:

A religious holiday, he is deeply religious.

adjective

Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

Usage examples:

A reverent silence

adjective

Showing great respect and admiration

Usage examples:

A reverent silence fell over the crowd.

adjective

Morally right or justifiable.

Usage examples:

Feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions

adjective

Very holy or virtuous.

Usage examples:

A truly saintly woman

adjective

Free from pretence or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings.

Usage examples:

They offer their sincere thanks to paul

adjective

(esp. of feelings, beliefs, opinions, or intentions) honest; not false or invented

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Sincere modesty/belief/statement, more than sincere words of support, we need action., she spoke wi…

adjective

Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

Usage examples:

I'm responsible for his spiritual welfare

noun

A religious song of a kind associated with black christians of the southern us, and thought to derive from the combination of european hymns and african musical elements by black slaves.

Usage examples:

The cwmbach male voice choir entertained with a traditional repertoire of welsh hymns, spirituals a…

noun

A kind of religious song, originally developed by african-americans

Usage examples:

Religion focuses on the spiritual side of life., he’s the group’s spiritual leader., researchers ar…

adjective

Not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable.

Usage examples:

An unlikely explanation

adjective

Not expected to happen; not likely

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] it’s unlikely (that) we will ever learn what happened.

adjective

Not realistic.

Usage examples:

It was unrealistic to expect changes to be made overnight

adjective

Not reasonable, or not likely to be achieved

Usage examples:

We’re placing unrealistic demands on our schools.

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Usage examples:

Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

Usage examples:

A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…