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Definition of Pious platitude
1. Noun. Insincere talk about religion or morals.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pious Platitude
Literary usage of Pious platitude
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Yale Talks by Charles Reynolds Brown (1919)
"Then one of those smiling individuals who always carry a good supply of small
change and pious platitude came to the relief of his host. ..."
2. Australian Socialism: An Historical Sketch of Its Origin & Developments by Anthony James Joseph St. Ledger (1919)
"Mr. Watson had the satisfaction of seeing " Socialism in our time" substituted
for a pious platitude in his time. He had, however, admitted that the ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1899)
"... what must have appeared to Job as a pious platitude about God's infinite
greatness, and the non-sequitur that the stars must appear impure in his sight, ..."
4. Catalogue by Syracuse University, St. Louis, Public school library (1913)
"Even in our Sunday School lessons there is too much pious platitude and too little
of Sin and the Saviour. Every man of us must endeavor to restore the ..."
5. The Boston Review (1864)
"... no pious platitude in her writings ; their piety is humble and heartfelt; they
teach, we cannot help feeling, more lessons than the author thought. ..."
6. Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann (1922)
"Tell a man in time of peace that he ought to serve his country and you have
uttered a pious platitude. Tell him in time of war, and the word service has a ..."
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