devout
[adjective]
Synonyms: religious, godly, holy, orthodox, pious, prayerful, pure, reverent, saintly

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Antonyms: undevout
Contrasted words: impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy, irreverent, apostate, backsliding
Related Words: ardent, fervent, fervid, zealous, adoring, revering, venerating, worshiping

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English Thesaurus: religious, devout, orthodox, spiritual, holy, ...

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de‧vout /dɪˈvaʊt/ adjective
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: devot, from Latin devotus; ⇒ devote]

1. someone who is devout has a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic

2. formal a devout hope or wish is one that you feel very strongly:
It is my devout hope that we can work together in peace.
—devoutly adverb

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religious believing strongly in a religion and obeying its rules:
My father was a very religious man.
Are you religious?
devout having a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic
orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion:
orthodox Jews

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religious relating to religion:
the country's religious leaders
the importance of religious freedom
spiritual relating to matters of the human spirit, rather than the physical world:
The Dalai Lamai is the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet.
We tend to ignore people's spriritual needs, and focus too much on material things.
spiritual values
holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
the Holy Bible
the holy city of Mecca
a Hindu holy man
They believe they are fighting a holy war.
The priest puts some holy water on the child's head.
sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases:
This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims.
In India, cows are considered sacred.
the Hindu sacred texts
sacred music
a sacred ritual
theological relating to the study of religion or to religious beliefs:
a theological debate
theological training
secular not relating to religion or controlled by a religious authority:
secular education
secular matters
In the UK we live in a much more secular society.
devout having a very strong belief in a religion:
a devout Catholic
orthodox believing in the traditional beliefs, laws, and practices of a religion:
orthodox Jews
atheist noun, adjective someone who does not believe that God exists:
She says she is an atheist.
atheist propaganda
agnostic noun, adjective someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or not:
I think I'd describe myself as an agnostic.
a group of prominent agnostic scientists

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