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piosity

American

[pahy-os-i-tee] / paɪˈɒs ɪ ti /

noun

an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
an act or instance of such piety.

the piosities of our Puritan forefathers.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

piosities

plural

Etymology

Origin of piosity

1920–25; pious + -ity; modeled on religious, religiosity

Example Sentences

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However it is done, it should be honest, frank, and free from piosity.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock

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