Sentences with 'pious'
Example sentences and phrases with the word pious and other words derived from it.
• « This debate would continue for centuries, with equally pious groups of Christians coming to completely different conclusions about the divine and human nature of Christ. »
• « Instead, she argued, history provided a vast catalogue of women who had been moral, pious, intelligent and competent, and that it was men's pride and men's refusal to allow women to be properly educated that held them back. »
• « Despite paintings such as The Birth of Venus, however, Botticelli remained a pious Christian throughout his life. »
• « There would be harsh and official religious intolerance well into the 19th century, but even pious monarchs were very hesitant to initiate or engage in large-scale warfare in the name of religious belief. »