pious

having or showing a strong belief in and love of God, especially by following religious rules carefully

piadoso, devoto

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Collocations pious beliefs · a pious person

• She is a very pious woman who goes to church every day.

  Ella es una mujer muy piadosa que va a la iglesia todos los días.

showing false or hypocritical religious beliefs, often in order to impress other people

hipócrita, falso en lo religioso

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Collocations pious hypocrisy · pious pretense

• He was pious about his religious beliefs but never followed them.

  Era hipócrita con sus creencias religiosas pero nunca las seguía.