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
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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