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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-76/
- Published: 2020-04-11T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-11T09:59:34.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:24

The word for today is…

pious (adj) – 1\. (a) Earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; reverent or devout.  
(b) Showing or characterised by religious devotion.  
(c) Expressive of or used in religious devotion; devotional.  
2\. (a) Done for the benefit of others or with the intention of encouraging good.  
(b) Sincere but wishful or far-fetched.  
3\. Self-righteous or sanctimonious.  
4\. (Archaic) Professing or exhibiting traditional morality; dutiful.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/pious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Mid-15th century, from Latin pius “dutiful, devout, conscientious, religious; faithful to kindred; inspired by friendship, prompted by natural affections,” perhaps \[Klein\] related to Latin purus “pure, clean”. Often coupled with fraud from at least 1630s.

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