Pius
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- Pius
- masc. proper name, from Latin pius "dutiful, pious" (see pious).
Example
- 1. Pope pius xii , in a 1954 address , extolled virginity as " something beautiful and holy . "
- 2. Pius your mother just died .
- 3. Pius her mouth is beautiful .
- 4. The church was against it-hence the undignified spectacle of pope pius ix scampering out of the palazzo del quirinale in 1870 .
- 5. Actually , machiavelli should probably have considered the election of pius iii as at least a temporary victory for cesare borgia .