pray piously
live piously
piously devoted
piously religious
act piously
She prayed piously every morning.
He lived a piously religious life.
The villagers piously followed the traditions of their ancestors.
The priest spoke piously about forgiveness and compassion.
She piously observed the Sabbath every week.
He piously donated a large sum of money to charity.
The monks chanted piously in the temple.
She piously lit candles in front of the shrine.
He piously recited prayers before bedtime.
The pilgrims walked piously along the sacred path.
" May the Crone guide the deliberations with her golden lamp of wisdom, " said Lady Falyse, most piously.
When a solemn church bell tolled piously and peacefully, a boy came into the world.
Mr. Bumble raised his eyes piously to the ceiling in thankfulness; and, bringing them down again to the brim of the cup, lifted it to his nose.
From that upper sphere the romantic yet simple story of a young man piously adoring a beautiful woman remote from the world, noble in her solitude, faithful without support to duty, spread, no doubt quickly, through the faubourg St. Germain.
Nejdanov, who for a long time had not been inside a church, stood in a corner amidst the peasant women, who kept casting sidelong glances at him in between crossing themselves, bowing piously to the ground, and wiping their babies' noses.
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