单词 | devoutly |
释义 | devoutlyadv. 1. In a devout manner; reverently, piously, religiously. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [adverb] ghostlyeOE piteouslyc1300 devoutlyc1325 devoutementa1400 godlyc1425 godlily1548 divinely1597 piously1599 obedientially1641 God-fearingly1860 α. β. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 814 His two dere doȝterez deuoutly hem haylsed.c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xvii. 76 He serued Godd full deuoutely.1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xxxvii. 137 They sholde deuoutly do baptyse hem self.?1556 (a1500) Knight of Curtesy (Copland) sig. B*.iv She confessed her deuoutly tho And shortely receyued the sacrament.c1611 J. Donne Poems (1633) 275 Who dream'd devoutlier then most use to pray.1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. 137 Julian most devoutly ascribes his miraculous deliverance to the protection of the Gods.1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. iv. 77 She crossed herself devoutly.c1325 Metr. Hom. 160 And ilke day deuotely, Herd scho messe of our Lefdye. c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 319 To preye deuoteliche. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xv. 69 Ȝe serue ȝour Godd wele and deuotely. ?c1500 How Plowman lerned Pater Noster 42 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 211 Late me here The saye devotely thy pater noster. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 34 Prayers..quhan thay in ye name off Iesus Christ, ar humblie and deuotlie desyrit, helpis mony. 2. Earnestly, sincerely, fervently. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > sincere emotion > [adverb] in all one's hearteOE of heartOE with (also mid) all one's heartOE with one's heartOE heartlyc1225 innerlyc1330 dearlya1350 heartilya1375 with a whole hearta1375 faithfullyc1405 affectiouslya1420 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 mainlyc1450 from (also fro) one's heart1477 cordiallyc1515 precordially1534 earnestfulc1540 hearty1570 affectedly1582 roundly1603 devoutly1604 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. i. 66 Tis a consumation Deuoutly to be wisht. View more context for this quotation 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 166 His devote minde to his Lady hee devoutly, though not religiously shewed. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc i. 219 Childhood..Listening with eager eyes and open lips Devoutly in attention. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xix. 297 Let us devoutly hope, that..we shall never see the scenes..that were general in Britain Sixty Years since. View more context for this quotation 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 88 Then men were devoutly persuaded that their eternal salvation depended on their having true beliefs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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