pious person
Example Sentences
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Yet every pious person adores that heaven and wants to get into it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Frequently, instead of begging for alms, he accepted an invitation to dine with some pious person who asked the whole band of disciples and made strenuous culinary efforts.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Of him I had only heard that he was a very austere and pious person, always at Mass, and that sort of thing.
From The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes by Conrad, Joseph
All acts done by a good and pious person are good and laudable, including even the touching of the hair of a cow's tail.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Johanna Southcote had her votaries, and Prince Hohenlohe is still considered by many a pious person, as a vicarious instrument of divine mercy.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
