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devout

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dɪˈvaʊt/
  • Canada: /dəˈvʌʊt/
  • rhymes with -aʊt
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 V AW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: devoutful, godfearing, heavenly-minded

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Expressing devotion or piety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • devout wishes for one's welfare

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A devotee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A devotional composition, or part of a composition; a devotion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

deeply religious H.L.Mencken

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a god-fearing and law-abiding people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: god-fearing

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

earnest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • one's dearest wish
  • devout wishes for their success
  • heartfelt condolences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dear, earnest, heartfelt

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h1wegwh- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h1wogwhéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣweō Latin voveō Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Inherited from Middle English devout. From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَدَيِّن (mutadayyin) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Bengali: আবেদ (abed) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Bulgarian: набожен (nabožen) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Bulgarian: благочестив (blagočestiv) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Catalan: devot — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虔誠的 /虔诚的 (qiánchéng de) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虔敬的 (qiánjìng de) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Czech: nábožný — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Danish: from — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Dutch: vroom — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Esperanto: pia — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Finnish: harras — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Galician: devoto — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • German: tiefgläubig — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • German: andächtig — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • German: strenggläubig — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • German: fromm — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • German: gläubig — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Greek: ευσεβής (efsevís) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Ancient Greek: εὐσεβής (eusebḗs) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Hindi: धर्मनिष्ठ (dharmaniṣṭh) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Hungarian: vallásos — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Hungarian: ájtatos — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Hungarian: istenfélő — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Irish: urnaitheach — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Irish: cráifeach — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Irish: diaganta — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Italian: devoto — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Japanese: 敬虔な (kēken na) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Kazakh: ғибадатшыл (ğibadatşyl) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Kazakh: тақуа (taqua) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Latin: pius — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Norwegian: from — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Plautdietsch: fromm — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Polish: pobożny — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Polish: nabożny — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Portuguese: devoto — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Russian: на́божный (nábožnyj) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Sanskrit: यज्यु (yajyu) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Scottish Gaelic: cràbhach — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Spanish: devoto — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Tocharian B: kärtse-ṣälype — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Ottoman Turkish: قانت (kanit) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Ukrainian: побо́жний (pobóžnyj) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
  • Ukrainian: набо́жний (nabóžnyj) — devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties
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