The phrase "pious person" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is deeply religious or devout in their beliefs and practices.
Example: "She is known in the community as a pious person, always attending church and helping those in need."
Alternatives: "devout individual" or "religious person".
To him, Mr. Jaffee is "certainly a living example of what a pious person should be - he has really used his talents to educate".
But in Saudi Arabia barely five hours passed before authorities announced the first "moonsighting" had been made by the requisite credible and pious person.
He is the patron saint of the wayfarers, connected with green, the colour of heavenly bliss, appearing whenever a pious person is in need, and immortal since he drank from the fountain of life, which is hidden in the darkness.
This is largely explained by examples from the life of a saintly or pious person, often the Prophet himself, who used to repeat this or that formula so and so many times.
I was not dressed like a pious person, but I know how I look and I know my skin is brown – I ran to the ATM across the road and avoided her.
Historians and Graham experts said his life spanned a period when there was more of a shared concept of American "civil religion" — in other words, that being a pious person in and of itself had merit.
These works are best known through recitations on special anniversaries associated with pious persons.
In response to attacks on the personality of Ezra, the Byzantine Emperor Leo III defended Ezra as a pious, reliable person.
Most remembered Sai Baba as a pious, selfless person who worked to help others with the billions of dollars donated to his charitable trust.
The concrete expression of ethical requirements in legal precepts takes place with both ends in view, so that the process of beginning the holy community and the process of forming the ḥasid ("pious"), the person of steadfast devotion to God, are concomitant.
Imagine how pious a person would have to be to get kicked out of a Puritan township for it.
