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11pious — [pī′əs] adj. [L pius, pious, devout, affectionate, good, prob. < IE * pwīyos < base * peu , to clean > L purus,PURE] 1. having or showing religious devotion; zealous in the performance of religious obligations 2. springing from actual or …
12sanctimonious — adjective Date: 1603 1. hypocritically pious or devout < a sanctimonious moralist > < the king s sanctimonious rebuke G. B. Shaw > 2. obsolete possessing sanctity ; holy • sanctimoniously adverb • sanctimoniousness …
13Jane Eyre — This article is about the novel. For the 2011 film, see Jane Eyre (2011 film). For other uses, see Jane Eyre (disambiguation). Jane Eyre   …
14The Choirboys (novel) — The Choirboys is a tragicomic parody about the effects of urban police work on young officers, seen through the exploits of a group of Los Angeles police officers in the Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. A group of ten… …
15Princess Clara — Drawn Together character name=Princess Clara gender=Female race=Caucasian hair=Auburn age=20 job=Princess sexuality=Heterosexual religion=Fundamentalist Christian voice actor=Tara Strong Princess Clara is a fictional character in the animated… …
16Crossing the River —   First American edition cover …
17sanctimonious — adjective /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs,ˌsæŋk.təˈməʊ.ni.əs,ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs,ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ a) Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious. b) Holy, devout …
18pious — adj. 1 devout; religious. 2 hypocritically virtuous; sanctimonious. 3 dutiful. Phrases and idioms: pious fraud a deception intended to benefit those deceived, esp. religiously. Derivatives: piously adv. piousness n. Etymology: L pius dutiful,… …
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