pious

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpaɪəs/

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Adjective

Positive pious

Comparative none

Superlative none

Tilo shehu

Jam'i shehunnai

1. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing (mai tsoron Allah). <> na ƙwarai, taƙiyi, mai addini, masu taƙawa.
   1. Give good news to the believers who do pious deeds that for them is excellent reward (Paradise), <> yi bushãra ga mũminai, waɗanda suke aikata ayyuka na ƙwarai da (cewa) sunã da wata lãdã mai kyau. --Quran/18/2
   2. The righteous and pious exist until the disappearance of evil and after... absolute joy.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used pejoratively, in the sense of "mistaken" or "false" piety, as in "pious errors", "pious frauds".

See also piety