piousness

noun

Definition of piousnessnext
1
as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have an outward piousness that was just a ploy to get him the support of religious-minded voters

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2
as in holiness
the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous the piousness with which he lived every aspect of his life was an inspiration to the other monks at the abbey

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piousness
  1. deception
  2. holiness
  3. hypocrisy
  4. spirituality
  5. deceit
  6. affectation
  7. pretense
  8. pretension
Noun
  • This is a game of deception after all, and everyone is in on it.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The paper adds to a small but growing body of evidence that today’s most advanced AI models are becoming capable of strategic deception.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of deception
Noun
  • Pleasing or terrible smells could also signify holiness or evil.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2024
  • God is with us through our best of friends because friendship is holiness at its practical best.
    Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of holiness
Noun
  • Loudermilk appeared on Life, Liberty, and Levin Saturday to point out Cheney’s hypocrisy.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This hypocrisy is rancid but irrelevant to those for whom the end justifies any means, including cold-blooded murder.
    Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hypocrisy
Noun
  • This is when Neptune—planet of spirituality and universal love—enters Aries.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For Lijn, spirituality and science are both mysteries inviting wonder.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of spirituality
Noun
  • In the forthcoming season, fans of the nail-biting series can anticipate Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause, Britney Spears’ ex Sam Asghari, and Zac Efron’s younger brother Dylan to compete in a game of skill and deceit.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is trying to urge the nation to continue the struggle, even as its officials at all levels engage in corruption and deceit.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceit
Noun
  • According to Schrader, the key to Leonard Fife was simply stripping away all of Gere’s own mannerisms and affectations.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Whereas past leading musical ladies have tried to contour their character to their own personality (consider, perhaps, when Emma Watson made sure Belle was wearing boots and not heels), Grande has taken Glinda’s affectations as her own.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of affectation
Noun
  • Under the pretense of protecting her family, Emilia sends her wife, Jessi (Gomez), and their children to Switzerland.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When Avril moves in with a woman, resorting for a while to the pretense of separate bedrooms, this upheaval in their lives is barely mentioned.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of pretense
Noun
  • To arrive at this integration, however, he must be stripped, like Voss, of his own pretensions and the schisms within his self.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Know your audience, an excitable kind of reader informs the author of a piece that fails to flatter his pretensions or reinforce her most uncharitable assumptions about her political opponents.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
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