1
: committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
a devout Catholic
devoutly
adverb
devoutness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of devout in a Sentence
It is his devout wish to help people in need.
devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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After the infant Edgardo Mortara is secretly baptized by a devout maid in Bologna, Italy, the boy at age six is taken from his Jewish family to be raised Christian, according to Pope Pius XI’s edict to ensure the Church’s authority.
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Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
From fraught relationships with his parents (Carmichael’s devout Christian mother struggles to accept her gay son, while his dad remains tight-lipped about his decades of infidelity) to his seemingly compulsive cheating on a boyfriend, the series dives deep into its subject’s psychology.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 May 2024
The victim’s parents described their son as a devout Christian dedicated to Haiti.
—David C. Adams, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Floyd Brown, a 67-year-old wizened, devout drinker, said old-timers always avoided certain areas for fear of an apelike beast.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
From fraught relationships with his parents (Carmichael’s devout Christian mother struggles to accept her gay son, while his dad remains tight-lipped about his decades of infidelity) to his seemingly compulsive cheating on a boyfriend, the series dives deep into its subject’s psychology.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 May 2024
The victim’s parents described their son as a devout Christian dedicated to Haiti.
—David C. Adams, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Floyd Brown, a 67-year-old wizened, devout drinker, said old-timers always avoided certain areas for fear of an apelike beast.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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devout
adjective
de·vout
di-ˈvau̇t 
1
: devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
2
: expressing devotion
a devout attitude
3
a
: devoted to an activity, belief, or type of behavior
a devout baseball fan
b
: earnest entry 2 sense 1, sincere
gave them devout thanks
devoutly
adverb
devoutness
noun
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