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31pious opinion — noun A belief widely held but not made a matter of faith • • • Main Entry: ↑pious …
32pious hope — phrase something that you hope for that is unlikely to be achieved Thesaurus: feelings of hopesynonym Main entry: pious …
33pious wish — see ↑pious • • • Main Entry: ↑wish …
34Pious Fund of the Californias, The — • Originated in 1697 in voluntary donations made to Jesuits in Mexico for the propagation of the Faith in California Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
35Pious Society of Missions, The — • Founded by Vincent Mary Pallotti in 1835; generally called Pallottini Fathers. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
36Pious Fund of the Californias — The Pious Fund of the Californias ( Fondo Piadoso de las Californias ) was a fund, originating in 1697, to sponsor Catholic Spanish missions in California. It later became the object of litigation between the US and Mexican governments, making… …
37Pious fraud — A pious fraud a term used to describe people who perform fraud in religion (for example, a pious fraud fakes miracles or psychic surgery) because of a sincere belief that the end justifies the means in religious matters.The Oxford English… …
38Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God — The Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God are a Roman Catholic religious congregation.HistoryThey were founded in Vienna on 24 November, 1889, by Father Anton Maria Schwartz for all works of charity, but especially the… …
39Pious fraud — Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which …
40pious fraud — noun An act of innocent deceit, technically using the methods of a fraudster but for an honest, honorable purpose White lies are verbal cases of pious fraud …
