piosity
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- noun An exaggerated display of piety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun Affected or exaggerated piety.
Examples
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Of people that do make such a fuss of prayers and piosity, Jesus said that the only benefits for them were the fleeting attention that they got.
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I also believe that mixing piosity with religiosity is akin to mixing a common household cleaner with ammonia.
Note
The word 'piosity' comes ultimately from a Latin word meaning 'devout; pious'.
