pious

/ˈpaɪəs/PIGH-uhs

Meaningdevout

Common meaning: devoutly religious

pidutiful, devoutLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1381 · scan
ousadjective ending: full of, having

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin pius ‘dutiful, devout’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pius, p. 1381 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PITY, p. 447 · dictionary scan

Roots

pius Latin “dutiful, devout”

Related words

expiate piety pity

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