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devout

  (dĭ-vout') pronunciation
adj., -er, -est.
  1. Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations. See synonyms at religious.
  2. Displaying reverence or piety.
  3. Sincere; earnest: devout wishes for their success.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of dēvovēre, to vow. See devote.]

devoutly de·vout'ly adv.
devoutness de·vout'ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: devout

adjective

    Deeply concerned with God and the beliefs and practice of religion: devotional, godly, holy, pietistic, pietistical, pious, prayerful, religious, saintly. See religion.

 
Antonyms: devout

adj

Definition: sincerely believing; devoted
Antonyms: insincere, irreligious, unbelieving


 
WordNet: devout
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: devoutly religious
  Synonyms: god-fearing, pious

Meaning #2: earnest
  Synonyms: dear, earnest, heartfelt


 
Translations: Translations for: Devout

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - from, inderlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
godvruchtig(en), vurig

Français (French)
adj. - pieux, fervent, dévot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fromm, sehnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευσεβής, θρήσκος, (μτφ.) ένθερμος

Italiano (Italian)
devoto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dedicado, religioso

Русский (Russian)
набожный, почтительный, искренний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - devoto, piadoso, sincero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - from, innerlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
虔诚的, 衷心的, 虔敬的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 虔誠的, 衷心的, 虔敬的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신실한, 진심의, 열광적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 信心深い, 心からの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ورع, تقي, مخلص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדוק, דתי, רציני‬


 
 

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