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Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.

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  1. v. t. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
  2. v. t. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
  3. v. t. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.
  4. n. A devotee.
  5. n. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
  6. adj. deeply religious
  7. adj. sincerely earnest
  8. 1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious. A devout man, and one that feared God. Acts x. 2. We must be constant and devout in the worship of God. Rogers. 2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture. Milton. 3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare. The devout, devoutly religious persons, those who are sincerely pious. Syn. -- Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest; reverent; solemn; sincere. 1. A devotee. [Obs.] Sheldon. 2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. [Obs.] Milton.