devout (redirected from devouter)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dvtus, past participle of dvovre, to vow; see devote.]

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de·voutly adv.

de·voutness n.

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devout [dɪˈvaʊt]

adj

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) deeply religious; reverent

2. sincere; earnest; heartfelt a devout confession

[from Old French devot, from Late Latin dēvōtus, from Latin: faithful; see devote]

devoutly  adv

devoutness  n

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devout, devote - Devout and devote come from Latin de- and vovere, "promise."

See also related terms for promise.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	devout - deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken god-fearing 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" heartfelt, earnest, dear sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

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devout

adjective

1. religious, godly, pious, pure, holy, orthodox, saintly, reverent, prayerful She was a devout Christian.
religious irreverent, sacrilegious, irreligious, impious

2. sincere, serious, deep, earnest, genuine, devoted, intense, passionate, profound, ardent, fervent, heartfelt, zealous, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal) a devout opponent of racism
sincere passive, indifferent

Translations

devout [dɪˈvaʊt] ADJ

1. (Rel) [Christian, Muslim, Methodist, etc] → devoto
they're very devout → son muy devotos or piadosos
she's a devout Catholic → es muy católica

2. (= fervent) [Communist] → convencido; [supporter] → ferviente; [thanks, prayer] → sincero
it was his devout wish that his son should become a lawyer → deseaba de todo corazón que su hijo se hiciese abogado

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devout [dɪˈvaʊt] adj → pieux/euse, dévot(e)
a devout Catholic → un catholique dévot

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devout

adj person, Christian, Muslim → fromm; Christianity, Catholicism, Marxist, environmentalist, follower → überzeugt; supporter → treu; opponent → eingeschworen; it was my father’s devout wish/hope that … → es war der inständige Wunsch/die sehnliche Hoffnung meines Vaters, dass …, mein Vater wünschte sich inständig/hoffte sehnlich, dass …

n the devout → die Frommen

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devout [dɪˈvaʊt] adj (person) → devoto/a, pio/a; (prayer, hope) → devoto/a, fervido/a

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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 harras fervent כֵּן भक्तिमय iskren őszinte tulus einlægur, hjartanlegur sincero 心からの 진정한 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 诚恳的

2 religious a devout Christian. vrome, godsdienstige تَقي، وَرِع набожен zbožný from; gudfrygtig fromm ευσεβής, πιστός devoto vaga پارسا؛ مومن hurskas dévot אָדוּק धार्मिक religiozan istenfélő, hívő saleh guðhræddur devoto 信心深い 독실한 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 虔诚的