1) Affecting virtue 2) American Christian novel 3) Committed 4) Conspicuously religious 5) Debut novel 6) Dedicated 7) Devoted 8) Devoted to God 9) Devoted to the divine 10) Devotional 11) Devout 12) Devoutly religious 13) Excessively devout 14) Exuding reverence 15) Falsely earnest or sincere 16) God-fearing Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/pious
• (a.) Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds. • (a.) Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pious/
1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. 'Pious hearts.' . 'Pious poetry.' . 'Where was the martial brother's pious care?' (Pope) ... 2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds. ... Synonym: Godly, devout, religious, righteous. ... Ori... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Pi'ous adjective [ Latin pius : confer French pieux .] 1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly. ' Pious hearts.' Milton. ' Pious poetry.' Johnson. « Where was the martial brother's pious Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/93