Reverent vs Pious - What's the difference?
reverent | pious | Synonyms |
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.
* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
Pious is a synonym of reverent.
As adjectives the difference between reverent and pious
is that reverent is showing respect or reverence; respectful while pious is of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, godfearing.pious
English
Adjective
(-)- Its male residents dress like crows: heavy black suits, black Borsalino hats, the old grandfathers hugely whiskered and the boys in peot, the curled sidelocks of the pious .