devout (redirected from devoutest)

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

Adjective

1. deeply religious

2. sincere; heartfelt: a devout confession [Latin devotus faithful]

devoutly adv

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 << OPPOSITE irreverent

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] adj → devoto

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devout [dɪˈvaut] adj → pieux/euse, dévot(e)

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devout [dɪˈvaut] adj → fromm

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devout [dɪˈvaut] adj → pio/a, devoto/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 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 诚恳的

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 虔诚的