"devout" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈvaʊt/, /dəˈvʌʊt/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-devout.wav [Southern-England] Forms: devouter [comparative], more devout [comparative], devoutest [superlative], most devout [superlative]
Rhymes: -aʊt Etymology: From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁wegʷʰ-}}, {{der|en|enm|devout}} Middle English devout, {{m|enm|devot}} devot, {{der|en|fro|devot}} Old French devot, {{m|fr|dévot}} dévot, {{der|en|la|dēvōtus}} Latin dēvōtus, {{m|la|dēvōveō}} dēvōveō, {{doublet|en|devote}} Doublet of devote Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} devout (comparative devouter or more devout, superlative devoutest or most devout)
  1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious. Translations (devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties): εὐσεβής (eusebḗs) (Ancient Greek), مُتَدَيِّن (mutadayyin) (Arabic), আবেদ (abed) (Bengali), набожен (nabožen) (Bulgarian), благочестив (blagočestiv) (Bulgarian), devot (Catalan), 虔誠的 (Chinese Mandarin), 虔诚的 (qiánchéng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 虔敬的 (qiánjìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), from (Danish), pia (Esperanto), harras (Finnish), devoto (Galician), tiefgläubig (German), andächtig (German), strenggläubig (German), ευσεβής (efsevís) (Greek), vallásos (Hungarian), ájtatos (Hungarian), istenfélő (Hungarian), urnaitheach (Irish), cráifeach (Irish), devoto (Italian), 敬虔な (kēken na) (alt: けいけんな) (Japanese), ғибадатшыл (ğibadatşyl) (Kazakh), тақуа (taqua) (Kazakh), pius (Latin), from (Norwegian), قانت (kanit) (Ottoman Turkish), fromm (Plautdietsch), devoto (Portuguese), на́божный (nábožnyj) (Russian), यज्यु (yajyu) (Sanskrit), cràbhach (Scottish Gaelic), devoto (Spanish), kärtse-ṣälype (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-devout-en-adj-3jbcmozM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 4 25 4 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 65 3 17 2 8 1 5 Disambiguation of 'devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties': 89 1 10
  2. (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-devout-en-adj-nAgE5R3h
  3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
    Sense id: en-devout-en-adj-eH9iHOgB

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈvaʊt/, /dəˈvʌʊt/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-devout.wav [Southern-England] Forms: devouts [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊt Etymology: From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁wegʷʰ-}}, {{der|en|enm|devout}} Middle English devout, {{m|enm|devot}} devot, {{der|en|fro|devot}} Old French devot, {{m|fr|dévot}} dévot, {{der|en|la|dēvōtus}} Latin dēvōtus, {{m|la|dēvōveō}} dēvōveō, {{doublet|en|devote}} Doublet of devote Head templates: {{en-noun}} devout (plural devouts)
  1. (obsolete) A devotee. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-devout-en-noun-eCmpD-tD
  2. (obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-devout-en-noun-KBaiyWxk

Inflected forms

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      "form": "more devout",
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        "comparative"
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      "form": "devoutest",
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          "ref": "a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation",
          "text": "We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Dru C. Gladney, “Ethnoreligious Resurgence in a Northwestern Sufi Community”, in Susan D. Blum, Lionel M. Jensen, editors, China Off Center: Mapping the Margins of the Middle Kingdom, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 109",
          "text": "I first became aware of changing Hui-Han social dynamics in the village from a discussion with one of the Han villagers in Team 1. She explained: “Since 1979, we have had less and less social contact with the Hui in the other teams. There are no problems between us, but the Hui are more devout [qian-cheng] now and less willing to come to our homes and visit or borrow tools. We raise pigs in our yards and eat pork, so they are afraid it will influence their religion [yingxiang tamende jiaomen].\"",
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          "text": "devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture",
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        "Expressing devotion or piety."
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        "(archaic) Expressing devotion or piety."
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        {
          "text": "devout wishes for one's welfare",
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        "Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest."
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈvaʊt/"
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      "ipa": "/dəˈvʌʊt/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊt"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mutadayyin",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "مُتَدَيِّن"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "abed",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "আবেদ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nabožen",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "набожен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blagočestiv",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "благочестив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "devot"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "虔誠的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiánchéng de",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "虔诚的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiánjìng de",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "虔敬的"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "from"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "pia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "harras"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "tiefgläubig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "andächtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "strenggläubig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efsevís",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "ευσεβής"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eusebḗs",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "εὐσεβής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "vallásos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "ájtatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "istenfélő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "urnaitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "cráifeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいけんな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kēken na",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "敬虔な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ğibadatşyl",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "ғибадатшыл"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "taqua",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "тақуа"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "pius"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "from"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kanit",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "قانت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "fromm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nábožnyj",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "на́божный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "yajyu",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "यज्यु"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "cràbhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "devoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties",
      "word": "kärtse-ṣälype"
    }
  ],
  "word": "devout"
}

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      "args": {
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        "A devotee."
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        "(obsolete) A devotee."
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈvaʊt/"
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      "ipa": "/dəˈvʌʊt/",
      "tags": [
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        "Southern-England"
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