PIISSIMUS, piissimus
Sounds Like: PEE-is-SEE-moos
Translations: most pious, very pious, most devout, very devout, most dutiful, very dutiful
From the root: PIUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: PIISSIMUS is the superlative form of the Latin adjective 'pius'. It means 'most pious' or 'very pious', indicating the highest degree of piety, devotion, or dutifulness. It is used to describe someone who exhibits extreme reverence towards gods, parents, or country, or who is exceptionally dutiful.
Inflection: Superlative, Masculine, Nominative or Vocative, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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