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adjective

Devout adj.

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." "We must be constant and devout in the worship of God."

Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.

Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.

The devout, devoutly religious persons, those who are sincerely pious.

Synonyms: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest; reverent; solemn; sincere.

noun

Devout n.

A devotee. (Obs.)

A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Devout'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Devout" Quotes from Famous Books

... counterparts of Pascal and Arnauld, of Bossuet and Fenelon, the devoted women who poured out their passionate souls at the foot of the cross, and laid their earthly hopes upon the altar of divine love. We follow the devout Jacqueline Pascal to the cloister in which she buries her brilliant youth to die at thirty-five of a wounded conscience and a broken heart. Many a bruised spirit, as it turns from the gay world to the mystic devotion which touches a new ...

— The Women of the French Salons • Amelia Gere Mason

... steely eyes and quick, brusque movements, he made me think sometimes of a flashing sword-blade perpetually leaping out of the scabbard. It was only when he was near the girl, when he had her there to look at, that this peculiarly tense attitude was replaced by a grave devout watchfulness of her slightest movements and utterances. Her cool, resolute, capable, good-humoured self-possession seemed to steady his heart. Was it the magic of her face, of her voice, of her glances which calmed him ...

— 'Twixt Land & Sea • Joseph Conrad

... everywhere deals in monstrous exaggeration, while Diaz is uniformly modest, and within due bounds of credibility. Even in the few miracles of which Diaz makes mention, his credulity is modestly guarded by devout fear ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. • Robert Kerr

... you not see that he cannot contradict or interfere with himself? Here is the great difficulty in regard to this old method, this old conception of prayer which confronts the intelligent, the educated, the thoughtfully devout man. ...

— Our Unitarian Gospel • Minot Savage

... confined to the New Forest and the town adjacent. Sampson was a very powerful man, of a cool and silent character, by no means deficient in intelligence, and trustworthy withal. He had long been a follower of the Intendant, and had served in the army. He was very devout; and generally, when not addressed, was singing hymns in a ...

— The Children of the New Forest • Captain Marryat

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