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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devout \De*vout"\, n.
     1. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sheldon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition;
        devotion. [Obs.] --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Devout \De*vout"\, a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d['e]vot, from L.
     devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. See Devote, v. t.]
     1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;
        absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious;
        reverent; religious.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A devout man, and one that feared God. --Acts x. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We must be constant and devout in the worship of
              God.                                  --Rogers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs
        devout; a devout posture. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout
        wishes for one's welfare.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     The devout, devoutly religious persons, those who are
        sincerely pious.
  
     Syn: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest;
          reverent; solemn; sincere.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devout \De*vout"\, a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d['e]vot, from L.
     devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. See Devote, v. t.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Devout \De*vout"\, n.
     1. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sheldon.
  
     2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition;
        devotion. [Obs.] --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  devout
       adj 1: devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people"
              H.L.Mencken [syn: god-fearing, pious]
       2: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their
          success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: dear, earnest,
           heartfelt]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     Αγγλικά n.
     πιστός, θρήσκος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     Middle English a.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     a.
     devote to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious;
  extremely religious.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete) A devotee.
     2 (lb en obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a
  composition; devotion.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     Middle English a.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     Middle English a.
     #English

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     Englanti a.
     harras

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  devout
     Engelska a.
     devot

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  المؤمن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  devout //dəˈvʌʊt// //dɪˈvaʊt// 
  благочестив, набожен
  devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/ 
  upřímný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/ 
  vroucný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/ 
  zbožný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/ 
  oddaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  aufrichtig, echt, innig 
        "It is her devout wish to …"  - Es ist ihr ein echtes Anliegen …, Es ist ihr innigster Wunsch, …, Es ist ein Herzenswunsch von ihr …
        "It is my devout hope that they can live together in peace."  - Ich hoffe aufrichtig, dass sie friedlich zusammenleben können.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  gläubig, religiös  [relig.]
           Note: Person
        "It has deep religious significance to devout Sikhs."  - Für gläubige Sikhs hat es eine tiefreligiöse Bedeutung.
     Synonym: religious
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  überzeugt  [relig.]
           Note: Person in Bezug auf ihr religiöses Bekenntnis
        "member of Parliament and a devout Catholic"  - Abgeordneter und überzeugter Katholik
        "She was born in 2003 to an agnostic father and a devout Catholic mother."  - Sie wurde 2003 als Tochter eines agnostischen Vaters und einer tiefkatholischen Mutter geboren.
           Note: of a person regarding his/her religious belief

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  überzeugt, eingefleischt, entschieden, unerschütterlich 
           Note: Person
        "a devout Manchester United fan"  - ein überzeugter Fan von Manchester United
        "be a staunch/devout believer in sth."  - fest an etw. glauben
     Synonyms: staunch, steadfast, stalwart, true-blue
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  
  ευσεβής, πιστός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  devout //dəˈvʌʊt// //dɪˈvaʊt// 
  harras
  devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/ 
  1. भक्तिमय
        "He is a devout social worker."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  pobožan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  1. jámbor
  2. ájtatos
  3. ôszinte
  4. hô (vágy)

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  devout //dəˈvʌʊt// //dɪˈvaʊt// 
  敬虔
  devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  devout /dɪˈvəʊt/ 
    pobożny

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  devout /dɪvˈaʊt/
  1. dindar, sofu
  2. samimi, ciddi. devoutly  imanla. devoutness  dindarlık.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈvaʊt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "devout":
     Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, abandoned, active, adorant,
     adoring, afire, ardent, assured, believing, burning, certain,
     churchgoing, committed, compliant, confident, conforming,
     conscientious, constant, convinced, cultish, cultist, cultistic,
     dedicated, devoted, devotional, dogmatic, doubtless, duteous,
     dutiful, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, fideistic, fiery,
     flaming, genuine, godly, heartfelt, hearty, heated, holy, hot,
     hot-blooded, impassioned, imploring, impressed with, in earnest,
     in the dust, intense, intent, intent on, loyal, meticulous,
     mindful, observant, on bended knee, on fire, passionate, perfervid,
     persuaded, pietistic, pious, pistic, positive, practicing,
     prayerful, precative, precatory, prostrate before, punctilious,
     punctual, pure, red-hot, regardful, religious, resolute, reverent,
     reverential, saintly, satisfied, scrupulous, secure, serious,
     sincere, sold on, solemn, spirited, staunch, suppliant, supplicant,
     supplicatory, sure, theistic, true, under the impression,
     undoubtful, undoubting, vehement, venerational, venerative, warm,
     white-hot, worshipful, worshiping, zealous
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 虔诚的,虔敬的,衷心的

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