devout

English

Etymology

From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪˈvaʊt/
(Canada) IPA^(key): /dəˈvʌʊt/
Rhymes: -aʊt

Adjective

devout (comparative devouter or more devout, superlative devoutest or most devout)

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious.
- 1611 King James Bible, Acts x. 2
  a devout man, and one that feared God
- (Can we date this quote by Rogers?)
  We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
(archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture
Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
devout wishes for one's welfare

Translations

devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties

Arabic: مُتَدَيِّن‎ m (mutadayyin)
Bulgarian: набожен (bg) (nabožen), благочестив (bg) (blagočestiv)
Catalan: devot
Danish: from (da)
Esperanto: pia (eo)
Greek: ευσεβής (el) m (efsevís)
Ancient Greek: εὐσεβής (eusebḗs)
Hungarian: vallásos (hu), ájtatos (hu), istenfélő (hu)

Irish: urnaitheach, cráifeach
Italian: devoto (it)
Japanese: 敬虔な (ja) (けいけんな, kēken na)
Portuguese: devoto (pt) m
Russian: на́божный (ru) (nábožnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cràbhach
Spanish: devoto (es) m, devota (es) f

Noun

devout (plural devouts)

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

References

devout in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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