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Definition of 'devout'English
Adjective
( en-adj)
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
* Bible, Acts x. 2
- a devout man, and one that feared God
* Rogers
- We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
(archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
- devout''' sighs; '''devout''' eyes; a '''devout posture
Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
- devout wishes for one's welfare
Noun
(s)
(obsolete) A devotee.
(obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
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