devout en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dəˈvʌʊt/ (Canada)
- /dɪˈvaʊt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō Latin voveō Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Inherited from Middle English devout. From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.
Meanings
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Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
I first became aware of changing Hui-Han social dynamics in the village from a discussion with one of the Han villagers in Team 1. She explained: “Since 1979, we have had less and less social contact with the Hui in the other teams. There are no problems between us, but the Hui are more devout [qian-cheng] now and less willing to come to our homes and visit or borrow tools. We raise pigs in our yards and eat pork, so they are afraid it will influence their religion [yingxiang tamende jiaomen]."
2002, Dru C. Gladney, “Ethnoreligious Resurgence in a Northwestern Sufi Community”, in Susan D. Blum, Lionel M. Jensen, editors, China Off Center: Mapping the Margins of the Middle Kingdom, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 109:The question, which visibly moved Clinton, delves into an area of the candidate’s life that is deeply personal but rarely discussed. Clinton’s friends and confidants describe the former first lady as a devout Methodist whose faith guides much of what she does.
2016 January 25, Dan Merica, “In personal exchange, Clinton laments using faith to ‘judge so harshly’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2022:a devout man, and one that feared God
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 10:2:We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.
a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation:
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(archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture
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Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
devout wishes for one's welfare
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devouter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more devout | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| devoutest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most devout | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
inobservant · indevout · unpious · lapsed · ungodly · impious · nonobservant · unobservant · nonpracticing · unobserving · undevout
Deriveds
indevout · devoutless · devoutful · devoutly · undevout · devoutness
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
overpious · pietistic · parsonish · crawthumping · churchy · holier-than-thou · ultrapious · superpious
Relateds
Synonyms
piteous · sanctimonious · pious · heavenly-minded · godfearing · godfearing · godly · religionary · practicing · Allah-fearing · heavenly-minded · frum · devoutful · observant · sainted · inward · devout · devoutful
Translations (45)
uk набо́жний (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · pdt fromm (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · eo pia (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ru на́божный (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · es devoto (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · de strenggläubig (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · nl vroom (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · la pius (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · pt devoto (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · cmn 虔敬的 (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · kk тақуа (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · bg набожен (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · pl pobożny (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · bn আবেদ (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · de fromm (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · hu ájtatos (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ota قانت (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · cs nábožný (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · de gläubig (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · gl devoto (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ar مُتَدَيِّن (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · nb from (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · cmn 虔誠的 /虔诚的 (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · it devoto (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · kk ғибадатшыл (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ga diaganta (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ga cráifeach (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · gd cràbhach (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · uk побо́жний (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ja 敬虔な (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ca devot (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · hu vallásos (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · txb kärtse-ṣälype (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · sa यज्यु (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · grc εὐσεβής (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · el ευσεβής (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · de andächtig (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · hi धर्मनिष्ठ (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · ga urnaitheach (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · de tiefgläubig (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · pl nabożny (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · hu istenfélő (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · da from (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · fi harras (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties) · bg благочестив (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties)