devout
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- Canada//dəˈvʌʊt//
- //dɪˈvaʊt//
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
adjective
- 1
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
a devout man, and one that feared God
We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.
The question, which visibly moved Clinton, delves into an area of the candidate’s life that is deeply personal but rarely discussed. Clinton’s friends and confidants describe the former first lady as a devout Methodist whose faith guides much of what she does.
- 2
archaicExpressing devotion or piety.
devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture
- 3
Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
devout wishes for one's welfare
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō Latin voveō Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Inherited from Middle English devout. From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA devotee.
- 2
obsoleteA devotional composition, or part of a composition; a devotion.
Forms
- plural
- devouts
- comparative
- devouter, more devout
- superlative
- devoutest, most devout
devout · Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
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