Pious
Pious , adjective
[Latin pius: compare French pieux.]
1.
Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential; dutiful; religious; devout; godly.
Pious hearts.
Pious poetry.
Where was the martial brother's pious care?
2.
Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.