pious

a pious and holy observation.

such sentiments are just pious claptrap.

the pious incantations of the administration.

there'll be no pious words said over her.

I've no patience with pious, sexless females.

Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.

what portent can be greater than a pious notary?.

Her mother, a pious woman, attends Mass every morning. When the term refers to insincere piety, however, it is derogatory:

Even our local produce seller, a deeply pious man with a gentle wife who wears a chador (an open cloak that covers the head and body), could not contain his fury at Ahmadinejad.