Meanings
nounpiosity (plural piosities)
plural piosities
- Affected or exaggerated piety.
We have since / learned to scoff at all such drollery, at the stalls / rife with the junk of old piosity
2003, John F. Deane, “Knock”, in Manhandling the Deity, Carcanet, page 23Synonyms: sanctimoniousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAffected or exaggerated piety.
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