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devout

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/dɪˈvaʊt/
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/dɪˈvaʊt/ · /dəˈvʌʊt/

Definition of devout

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
    “a devout man, and one that feared God”
    “We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.”
    “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.”
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adj

  1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
    “a devout man, and one that feared God”
    “We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.”
    “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.”
  2. (archaic)Expressing devotion or piety.
    “devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture”
  3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
    “devout wishes for one's welfare”

noun

  1. (obsolete)A devotee.
  2. (obsolete)A devotional composition, or part of a composition; a devotion.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ecclesiastical Latin voveō Ecclesiastical…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ecclesiastical Latin voveō Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Ecclesiastical 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.

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