devout

Meaning

Adj

1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
2. (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A devotee.
2. (obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; a devotion.

Synonyms

pious

religious

godly

devotional

reverent

earnest

reverential

holy

faithful

ardent

spiritual

saintly

heartfelt

god-fearing

prayerful

dear

dedicated

devoted

practising penance

observant

regardful

restrained

reverently

righteous

sacred

sanctimonious

sedulous

sentimental

serious

sincere

solemn

strenuous

true

virtuous

worshiping

worshipping

zealous

God-fearing

religious person

deeply religious

observing a vow

be pious

having pious faith

self-subdued

pi ous

abstemious

be religious

angelic

ascetic

assiduous

Translations

dévot

pio

fromm

pieux

devoto

andächtig

devoto

sincère

fervent

ευσεβής

gläubig

gottesfürchtig

devoto

piadoso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈvaʊt/

Etymology

Etymology tree
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, borrowed from Old French devot, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtus, from dēvoveō + -tus.
From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.