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   devout

   /dɪˈvaʊt/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment: "she was a devout Catholic" Similar piousreligiousdevoteddedicatedreverentGod-fearingbelievingspiritualprayerfulholygodlysaintlyfaithfuldutifulrighteouschurchgoingorthodoxOpposite insincerelapsed
   • ▪ totally committed to a cause or belief: "the most devout environmentalist" Similar dedicateddevotedcommittedloyalfaithfulstaunchgenuinefirmsteadfastresoluteunwaveringsincerewholeheartedkeenearnestenthusiasticzealouspassionateardentferventintensevehementactiveswornpledgedengagéinformal:card-carryingred-hottrue bluemad keendeep-dyedOpposite apathetic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French devot, from Latin devotus ‘devoted’, past participle of devovere (see devote).

   Derivatives

   • 1. devoutness noun

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