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Definition of devout adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

devout

adjective
 
/dɪˈvaʊt/
 
/dɪˈvaʊt/
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  1. (of a person) believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices
    • a devout Christian/Muslim
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDevout is used with these nouns:
    • believer
    • Buddhist
    • Catholic
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devot, from Latin devotus ‘devoted’, past participle of devovere, from de- ‘formally’ + vovere ‘to vow’.
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