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piosity

piosity noun: affected or exaggerated piety.

Noun

piosity (plural piosities)

  1. Affected or exaggerated piety.
    • We have since / learned to scoff at all such drollery, at the stalls / rife with the junk of old piosity2003, John F. Deane, “Knock”, in Manhandling the Deity, Carcanet, page 23

Synonyms of piosity

Forms of piosity

pluralpiosities

Questions about piosity

What does piosity mean?
Piosity means affected or exaggerated piety.
What part of speech is piosity?
Piosity is a noun.
What is the plural of piosity?
The plural of piosity is piosities.

Words near piosity in the dictionary

  1. Piora
  2. Piorkowski
  3. Piorkowskis
  4. PIOs
  5. piosities
  6. piosity
  7. piosphere
  8. piospheres
  9. piot
  10. piotine
  11. Piotrków Trybunalski

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