adv
Meaning 1
In a devout manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
devoutly
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 V AW1 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a devout and pious manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she was devoutly Catholic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: piously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor. Old French devotbor. Middle English devout English devout Middle English -ly English -ly English devoutly From devout + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: andächtig — 1. In a devout manner