- devoutness
- noun see devout
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
devoutness
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Devoutness — De*vout ness, n. Quality or state of being devout. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devoutness — index adhesion (loyalty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devoutness — devout ► ADJECTIVE 1) deeply religious. 2) earnestly sincere: my devout hope. DERIVATIVES devoutly adverb devoutness noun. ORIGIN Latin devotus devoted , from devovere consecrate … English terms dictionary
devoutness — See devoutly. * * * … Universalium
devoutness — noun The state or quality of being devout … Wiktionary
devoutness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A state of often extreme religious ardour: devotion, pietism, piety, piousness, religionism, religiosity, religiousness. See RELIGION … English dictionary for students
devoutness — de vout·ness || nɪs n. reverence, piousness, devotion to religion; seriousness, intenseness … English contemporary dictionary
devoutness — de·vout·ness … English syllables
devoutness — noun piety by virtue of being devout • Syn: ↑religiousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑religious (for: ↑religiousness), ↑devout • Hypernyms: ↑piety … Useful english dictionary
fear of God — devoutness, awe of the almighty … English contemporary dictionary
