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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In 1891 Butte, Mont., a reckless young poet and doper named Tom Rourke falls in love with Polly Gillespie, the new wife of the extremely devout captain of the local copper mine.
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
Around his neck is a gold cross – the writer and professor of philosophy and religion is a devout Catholic.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
But Reza, 26, a religiously devout member of the hardline Basij militia, intends to vote, a contrasting view of the worth of the election that underscores the division in Iran between supporters and opponents of the 45-year-old Islamic Republic.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
But Islamic finance is also supported by an increasingly devout customer base throughout the Muslim world.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 June 2024
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024
Around his neck is a gold cross – the writer and professor of philosophy and religion is a devout Catholic.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
But Reza, 26, a religiously devout member of the hardline Basij militia, intends to vote, a contrasting view of the worth of the election that underscores the division in Iran between supporters and opponents of the 45-year-old Islamic Republic.
—Parisa Hafezi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
But Islamic finance is also supported by an increasingly devout customer base throughout the Muslim world.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 June 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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