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PIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does piousness mean?
• PIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun PIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. righteousness by virtue of being pious
Familiarity information: PIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Righteousness by virtue of being pious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
piety; piousness
Hypernyms ("piousness" is a kind of...):
righteousness (adhering to moral principles)
Attribute:
pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)
impious (lacking piety or reverence for a god)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piousness"):
devoutness; religiousness (piety by virtue of being devout)
dutifulness (piety by virtue of devotion to duty)
godliness (piety by virtue of being a godly person)
Derivation:
pious (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity)
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