devout
21devout — de•vout [[t]dɪˈvaʊt[/t]] adj., er, est. 1) devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious 2) expressing piety: devout prayer[/ex] 3) earnest; fervent • Etymology: 1175–1225; < AF, OF devo(u) t < LL dēvotus, L: devoted de•vout′ly,… …
22devout — /dəˈvaʊt / (say duh vowt) adjective 1. devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious. 2. expressing devotion or piety: devout prayer. 3. earnest or sincere; heartfelt. {Middle English, from Old French devot, from Latin dēvōtus, past… …
23devout — [13] Essentially, devout and devote [16] are the same word; they come from an identical source, but reached English along different routes. That source is dēvōtus, the past participle of Latin dēvovēre, which was a compound formed from the… …
24devout — adj. 1 earnestly religious. 2 earnestly sincere (devout hope). Derivatives: devoutly adv. devoutness n. Etymology: ME f. OF devot f. L devotus past part. (as DEVOTE) …
25devout — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, abandoned, active, adorant, adoring, afire, ardent, assured, believing, burning, certain, churchgoing, committed, compliant, confident, conforming, conscientious, constant,… …
26devout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pious, reverent, religious, godly, worshiping, fervent, sincere. See piety, feeling. Ant., impious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. religious, devoted, pious, reverent; see faithful , holy 2 , religious …
27devout — adj. RG. 369 …
28devout — de·vout || dɪ vaÊŠt adj. sincere, earnest; pious, religious, reverent …
29devout — a. 1. Religious, pious, holy, saintly, devotional, godly, saint like, heavenly minded. 2. Sincere, earnest, serious, grave, solemn …
30devout — adj 1. pious, reverent, religious, worshipful, prayerful, church going, faithful; heaven minded, holy, godly, saintly, seraphic; angelic, pure in heart; pietistic, righteous, solemn, serious. 2. sincere, earnest, heartfelt; fervent, fervid,… …
