About The Word Devout
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Devout
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What's The Definition Of Devout?
[adj] devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
[adj] earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" Synonyms | Synonyms for Devout: dear | earnest | god-fearing | heartfelt | pious | religious | sincere Related Terms | Find terms related to Devout: abandoned | active | adorant | adoring | afire | ardent | assured | believing | burning | certain | Christian | Christianlike | Christianly | churchgoing | committed | compliant | confident | conforming | conscientious | constant | convinced | cultish | cultist | cultistic | dedicated | devoted | devotional | dogmatic | doubtless | duteous | dutiful | earnest | faithful | fervent | fervid | fideistic | fiery | flaming | genuine | godly | heartfelt | hearty | heated | holy | hot | hot-blooded | impassioned | imploring | impressed with | in earnest | in the dust | intense | intent | intent on | loyal | meticulous | mindful | observant | on bended knee | on fire | passionate | perfervid | persuaded | pietistic | pious | pistic | positive | practicing | prayerful | precative | precatory | prostrate before | punctilious | punctual | pure | red-hot | regardful | religious | resolute | reverent | reverential | saintly | satisfied | scrupulous | secure | serious | sincere | sold on | solemn | spirited | staunch | suppliant | supplicant | supplicatory | sure | theistic | true | under the impression | undoubtful | undoubting | vehement | venerational | venerative | warm | white-hot | worshipful | worshiping | zealous See Also | Devout In Webster's Dictionary \De*vout"\, a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d['e]vot, from L.
devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. See {Devote}, v. t.]
1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;
absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious;
reverent; religious.
A devout man, and one that feared God. --Acts x. 2.
We must be constant and devout in the worship of
God. --Rogers.
2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs
devout; a devout posture. --Milton.
3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout
wishes for one's welfare.
{The devout}, devoutly religious persons, those who are
sincerely pious.
Syn: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest;
reverent; solemn; sincere.
\De*vout"\, n. 1. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sheldon. 2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. [Obs.] --Milton. |
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