pious hope
1pious hope — phrase something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved Thesaurus: feelings of hopesynonym Main entry: pious …
2pious hope/wish — something that is hoped for but will probably not happen His speech contained no practical solutions, just the pious hope that the war would end soon. • • • Main Entry: ↑pious …
3pious hope — something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved …
4pious — pi|ous [ˈpaıəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: pius] 1.) having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave →↑piety ▪ He was a quiet, pious man. 2.) if you describe what someone says as pious talk, words etc, you mean …
5pious — adjective 1) a pious family Syn: religious, devout, God fearing, churchgoing, spiritual, prayerful, holy, godly, saintly, dedicated, reverent, dutiful, righteous Ant: irreligious …
6pious — pi|ous [ paıəs ] adjective 1. ) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2. ) done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral pious hope something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved ╾ pi|ous|ly adverb …
7pious — adjective 1 having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave 2 pretending to have sincere religious feelings in order to make people think you are better than you really are: Don t believe any of his pious talk. 3 pious… …
8pious — UK [ˈpaɪəs] / US adjective 1) strict in your religious beliefs and practices 2) showing disapproval done or said with the intention of seeming religious and moral • pious hope Derived word: piously adverb …
9pious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) devoutly religious. 2) making a hypocritical display of virtue. 3) (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. DERIVATIVES piously adverb piousness noun. ORIGIN Latin pius dutiful …
10pious — adjective 1》 devoutly religious. 2》 making a hypocritical display of virtue. 3》 (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. Derivatives piously adverb piousness noun Origin ME: from L. pius dutiful, pious + ous …
