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pious

[pahy-uhs] / ˈpaɪ əs /


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Victims talked of "lies and manipulation" from someone thought of in the community as a "religious, pious and trustworthy man".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Erdogan, a devout Muslim and graduate of a clerical school, has previously said he aims to raise a "pious generation".

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

She knew how to poke fun at pious men in frilly dickeys, and rhapsodize on the pleasures found in everyday life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

“So pious, he can’t even look at a woman. A true tzaddik, that Alter Rosen.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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