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devout

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de·vout  (d-vout)
adj. de·vout·er, de·vout·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 dvtus, past participle of dvovre, to vow; see devote.]

de·voutly adv.
de·voutness n.

devout
Adjective
1. deeply religious
2. sincere; heartfelt: a devout confession [Latin devotus faithful]
devoutly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.devout - deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
religious - having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"
2.devout - earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

devout
adjective 2. sincere, serious, deep, earnest, genuine, devoted, intense, passionate, profound, ardent, fervent, heartfelt, zealous, dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE indifferent
Translations
devout [dɪˈvaut] adjdevoto

devout [dɪˈvaut] adjpieux/euse, dévot(e)

devout [dɪˈvaut] adjfromm

devout [dɪˈvaut] adjpio/a, devoto/a

devout
adj devout [diˈvaut]
1 earnest or sincere Please accept my devout thanks. opregte مُخْلِص، قَلْبي искрен upřímný inderlig herzlich ειλικρινής sincero siiras صمیمانه؛ قلبی vilpitön fervent כֵּן भक्तिमय iskren őszinte tulus einlægur, hjartanlegur sincero 心からの 슛뗌슴【 우러난 širdingas patiess; sirsnīgs ikhlas oprecht inderlig gorący sincero sincer икренний úprimný iskren iskren innerlig, uppriktig จริงใจ samimi 誠懇的 щирий نہایت مخلصانہ chân thành 恳的
2 religious a devout Christian. vrome, godsdienstige تَقي، وَرِع набожен zbožný from; gudfrygtig fromm ευσεβής, πιστός devoto vaga پارسا؛ مومن harras dévot אָדוּק धार्मिक religiozan istenfélő, hívő saleh guðhræddur devoto 信心深い 독실한, 경건한 pamaldus dievbijīgs alim devoot from, gudfryktig, andektig pobożny, gorliwy devoto cucernic благочестивый zbožný pobožen pobožan from, gudfruktig ซึ่งมีใจศรัทธา samimî, içten, yürekten 虔誠的 побожний; благоговійний متدین mộ đạo


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As devout Eckerman lifted the linen sheet from the naked corpse of Goethe, he was overwhelmed with the massive chest of the man, that seemed as a Roman triumphal arch.
I remember with devout thankfulness that I can never be much nearer parting company with my readers for ever, than I was then, until there shall be written against my life, the two words with which I have this day closed this book:--THE END.
Almost every devout admirer of the old bards, if demanded his opinion of their productions, would mention vaguely, yet with perfect sincerity, a sense of dreamy, wild, indefinite, and he would perhaps say, indefinable delight; on being required to point out the source of this so shadowy pleasure, he would be apt to speak of the quaint in phraseology and in general handling.
 
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