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Definition of Piously
1. Adverb. In a devout and pious manner. "She was devoutly Catholic"
Definition of Piously
1. adv. In a pious manner.
Definition of Piously
1. Adverb. In a pious manner. ¹
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Definition of Piously
1. pious [adv] - See also: pious
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piously
Literary usage of Piously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"piously reared in a court which felt the influence of the two Poor Clares, the
mother and sister of the reigning duke, Francis lost his own mother when he ..."
2. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1904)
"... made a resolution that he and his crony, Brook, would drink twelve glasses of
gin right away on receipt of the cash—an engagement piously performed. ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"But we may piously believe that God makes our prayers known to them". He alleges
also the authority of St. Catharine of Bologna who "whenever she desired ..."
4. Goldsmith's Roman History by Oliver Goldsmith (1818)
"piously employed, he was accosted by an old Roman soldier who had served under
Pompey in his youth. ..."
5. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... a thing, said the stranger, which is worthy of admiration, and which being
considered, moves one to tears, and makes one imagine piously a thought for ..."
6. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1853)
"... and to invalidate what has been piously ordained for our tranquillity ; it is
your duty to protect your house and your royal domicile from decaying and ..."
7. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of by Henry Frank Eshleman (1917)
"... to set forth that they are free and not subject to vassalage and have paid
all their debts, and that they have behaved themselves piously and honestly. ..."
8. The History of the Church of Christ: From the Days of the Apostles, Till the by Joseph Milner (1835)
"He concludes thus benevolently and dissembled plainness which becomes a chris- '
piously to his friend : " May the Lord in- tian pastor. ..."
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