devout
adjective
de·vout di-ˈvau̇t 
1
: committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
a devout Catholic
2
: expressing piety or religious fervor : expressing devotion
a devout attitude
3
a
: devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior : serious, earnest
a devout baseball fan
born a devout coward
G. B. Shaw
G. B. Shaw b
: warmly sincere
a devout wish for peace
devoutly adverb
devoutness noun
Synonyms
- constant
- dedicated
- devoted
- down-the-line
- faithful
- fast
- good
- loyal
- pious
- staunch
- stanch
- steadfast
- steady
- true
- true-blue
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Example Sentences
It is his devout wish to help people in need. devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 He was described by friends and family as a devout Christian and had proposed to Zion Perry just a week before he was murdered. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 Sorokin is both an incinerator and archaeologist of the forms that precede him: a literary radical who’s a dutiful student of tradition, and a devout Christian whose works mercilessly mock the Orthodox Church. Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 While Cunningham may be supportive now, but there was a time when the devout Christian did not always embrace the LGBTQ community. David Begnaud, CBS News, 30 June 2022 Kaye Ravenell describes her husband as a loving family man, a devout Christian and a dogged trial attorney in pursuit of the truth. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022 He’s been pilloried for violating Russian Orthodox Christian values in his stories, but is a devout Christian. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 Flashbacks introduce us to his wife, Beth (Laura Niemi), who died of cancer not long ago, and to his son Ezra, whose devout religiosity became a wedge within the family. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Even a devout Barb like Lil Nas X seemed surprised — the camera caught him with a priceless look of shock on his face. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin devotus, from Latin, past participle of devovēre — see devote
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
devout
adjective
de·vout di-ˈvau̇t
1
: deeply religious
2
: strongly loyal or devoted
They are devout believers in education.
3
: warmly sincere and earnest
devout thanks
devout
adjective
1
as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loyal
- staunch
- steadfast
- faithful
- devoted
- dedicated
- true
- pious
- good
- ardent
- fervent
- constant
- stanch
- steady
- true-blue
- passionate
- fast
- dutiful
- enthusiastic
- reliable
- responsible
- resolute
- dependable
- trustworthy
- unwavering
- down-the-line
- solid
- avid
- unhesitating
- trusty
- determined
- tried
- inveterate
- fervid
- unfaltering
- impassioned
- serious
- dyed-in-the-wool
- intent
- sworn
- confirmed
- tried-and-true
- gung ho
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- faithless
- disloyal
- unfaithful
- fickle
- traitorous
- perfidious
- treacherous
- false
- irresponsible
- inconstant
- untrue
- hesitant
- unreliable
- recreant
- untrustworthy
- uncertain
- undependable
- dubious
- faltering
- dispassionate
- irresolute
- uninterested
- apathetic
- shaky
- wavering
- vacillating
2
as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude Synonyms & Similar Words
- pious
- religious
- reverent
- holy
- saintly
- spiritual
- sainted
- ascetic
- godly
- venerable
- worshipful
- prayerful
- blessed
- reverential
- ascetical
- pietistic
- virtuous
- pure
- beatified
- religiose
- chaste
- canonized
- moral
- righteous
- angelic
- blest
- angelical
- cherubic
- upright
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- irreligious
- faithless
- godless
- impious
- secular
- irreverent
- ungodly
- unholy
- worldly
- sacrilegious
- blasphemous
- antireligious
- profane
- nonreligious
- unfaithful
- unspiritual
- sinful
- evil
- wicked
- desecrating
- immoral
- backsliding
- profanatory
- unrighteous
- miscreant
- iniquitous
- sinning