English Explanatory Dictionary

devout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
  2. Expressing devotion or piety.
  3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
noun
  1. A devotee.
  2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; a devotion.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvaʊt/ /dəˈvʌʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-devout.wav

Word forms

devout devouter more devout devoutest most devout devouts

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē Ecclesiastical Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *wogʷeō Ecclesiastical Latin voveō Ecclesiastical Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Ecclesiastical Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Inherited from Middle English devout. From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.

Synonyms

Allah-fearing devout devoutful frum godfearing heavenly-minded inward godly observant pious piteous practicing religionary sainted sanctimonious

Antonyms

impious indevout inobservant lapsed nonobservant nonpracticing unobservant unobserving undevout ungodly unpious

Related words

prayerful reverential

Derived words

devoutful devoutless devoutly devoutness indevout undevout
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