. "reverencing or fearing God ( the gods ), pious , devout , religious (cf. religio init. : amicitiae religiosā quādam necessitudine imbutae, quint. 1, 2, 20: hominem occidere religiosissimum erat, was a thing exceedingly pious or pleasing to the gods" . "reverencing or fearing God ( the gods ), pious , devout , religious (cf. religio init. : amicitiae religiosā quādam necessitudine imbutae, quint. 1, 2, 20: hominem occidere religiosissimum erat, was a thing exceedingly pious or pleasing to the gods" . .