devout

devout
    adj 1: deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people"
           H.L.Mencken [syn: {devout}, {god-fearing}]
    2: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their
       success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {dear}, {devout},
       {earnest}, {heartfelt}]
    

Devout \De*vout"\, a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d['e]vot, from L.
   devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. See {Devote}, v. t.]
   1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;
      absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious;
      reverent; religious.
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            A devout man, and one that feared God. --Acts x. 2.
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            We must be constant and devout in the worship of
            God.                                  --Rogers.
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   2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs
      devout; a devout posture. --Milton.
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   3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout
      wishes for one's welfare.
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   {The devout}, devoutly religious persons, those who are
      sincerely pious.

   Syn: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest;
        reverent; solemn; sincere.
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Devout \De*vout"\, n.
   1. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sheldon.
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   2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition;
      devotion. [Obs.] --Milton.
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "devout":
      Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, abandoned, active, adorant,
      adoring, afire, ardent, assured, believing, burning, certain,
      churchgoing, committed, compliant, confident, conforming,
      conscientious, constant, convinced, cultish, cultist, cultistic,
      dedicated, devoted, devotional, dogmatic, doubtless, duteous,
      dutiful, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, fideistic, fiery,
      flaming, genuine, godly, heartfelt, hearty, heated, holy, hot,
      hot-blooded, impassioned, imploring, impressed with, in earnest,
      in the dust, intense, intent, intent on, loyal, meticulous,
      mindful, observant, on bended knee, on fire, passionate, perfervid,
      persuaded, pietistic, pious, pistic, positive, practicing,
      prayerful, precative, precatory, prostrate before, punctilious,
      punctual, pure, red-hot, regardful, religious, resolute, reverent,
      reverential, saintly, satisfied, scrupulous, secure, serious,
      sincere, sold on, solemn, spirited, staunch, suppliant, supplicant,
      supplicatory, sure, theistic, true, under the impression,
      undoubtful, undoubting, vehement, venerational, venerative, warm,
      white-hot, worshipful, worshiping, zealous