piadoso

adj.

pious, godly, merciful, devoted.

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piadoso

► adjetivo

1 pious, devout

2 (clemente) merciful, compassionate

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ADJ

1) (Rel) pious, devout

2) (=bondadoso) kind, merciful (para, con to)

mentira 1)

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-sa adjetivo <personas> devout, pious; <obra> kind

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= devotional, prayerful, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], merciful, pious, God-fearing.

Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.

Ex. All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.

Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.

Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

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* obra piadosa = work of piety.

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-sa adjetivo <personas> devout, pious; <obra> kind

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= devotional, prayerful, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], merciful, pious, God-fearing.

Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.

Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.

Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.

Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.

Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

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piadoso -sa

adjective

1 (devoto) devout, pious

2 (compasivo) ‹obra› kind

fue piadoso y nos ayudó he took pity on us and helped us

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piadoso

◊ -sa adjetivo ‹personas› devout, pious;

‹obra› kind
piadoso,-a adjetivo
1 (devoto) devout, pious
2 (caritativo) kind, compassionate
mentira piadosa, white lie
'piadoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beata
- beato
- piadosa
English:
pious
- devout

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piadoso, -a adj

1. [compasivo] kind-hearted

2. [religioso] pious

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piadoso

adj pious

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piadoso, -sa adj

1) : compassionate, merciful

2) devoto: pious, devout