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# pious

adjective (more pious, most pious)

«pious» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/#m1)
2. (sometimes) Pious can mean acting very good in a way that seems not quite sincere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales and stories, a good and religious person, often a prince, a woman or a holy man

### Examples

- Pelops was a pious and virtuous prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/#x1)
- You are the most pious woman I know. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/#x2)
- The pious monk prayed every night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The book is said to be revealed only to the pious, which tradition uses to say its secrets are kept for the modest and worthy. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales and stories, a good and religious person, often a prince, a woman or a holy man

### Examples

- It was revealed to him by Jeremiah tlie piopliet, and it must not be revealed to anyone except the pious" (the modest?;. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pious/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pious.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pious.html) on Mova free.