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indevout, a.|ɪndɪˈvaʊt|
[f. in-3 + devout. (In first quot. transl. L. indēvōtus: see indevote.)]
Not devout, irreverent, irreligious.
c1450tr. De Imitatione iii. xxxviii. 108 Þou shalt be founden..now deuoute, now indeuoute [1502 W. Atkynson ibid., vndeuout]. 1645Bp. Hall Remedy Discontents 158 Under which, a praying soule can no more miscary, then an indevout soule can enjoy safety. 1770J. Baretti Journ. to Genoa III. lviii. 98 No lady here misses hearing mass every day..if she did..she would be considered as indevout. 1855Maurice Learn. & Work. vi. 181 Brought together by what in our thoughtless, indevout language we call accidents.
Hence indeˈvoutly adv., indeˈvoutness.
1694Kettlewell Comp. Persecuted 48 Thy pure Worship and Service had been..carelessly and indevoutly attended. 1842Manning Serm., Worlaly Affect. (1848) I. 68 The indevoutness of your present prayers. |