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)

1. 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 and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.

2. (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.

   devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture

3. 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: 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)
• Latin: pius (la)
• Portuguese: devoto (pt) m
• Russian: на́божный (ru) (nábožnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: cràbhach
• Spanish: devoto (es) m, devota (es) f

Noun

devout (plural devouts)

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

References

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