piously in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for piously in the English»French Dictionary

piously [Brit ˈpʌɪəsli, Am ˈpaɪəsli] ADV

1. piously worship:

piously

pieusement

2. piously say, moralize:

piously

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Her devotion to reading reflects her traditional status as the piously repentant harlot, as well as a prophetess or seer.

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At the same time, they piously demand that the rest of us should conserve, scale back, go without, and the like.

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This book prepares the ground for correction of religious beliefs, inspires readers to act piously and provides practical guidance in practical life.

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Here was a paper which piously protested against certain types of behaviour yet was itself regularly guilty of the same transgressions.

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These people live most piously in the full enjoyment of all the riches of this time.

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Heaven, we piously remember this bank holiday weekend, loveth nothing more than the sinner that repenteth.

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People who start acting piously find they can crash very rapidly.

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So they blocked it, hoping boats would continue and people die at sea, so they could piously pretend to be saving them later.

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It's more usual for people to speak piously of addicts being "in need of help" than to support families who endure the suffering they cause.

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The red paint on the nails of her fingers crossed piously on her chest was chipped, the little finger particularly.

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