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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Devout

/dĭv-out'/ · De·vout · IPA /dɪˈvaʊt/
01 a. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
  1. 1.
    Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
    “A devout man, and one that feared God.” — Acts x. 2.
    “We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.” — Rogers.
  2. 2.
    Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
  3. 3.
    Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.
Phrases & compounds
The devout — devoutly religious persons, those who are sincerely pious.
Syn. Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest; reverent; solemn; sincere.
02 n. A devotee.
  1. 1.
    A devotee.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.[Obs.]