devout

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de·vout / diˈvout/ • adj. having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment: she was a devout Catholic a rabbi's devout prayers. ∎  totally committed to a cause or belief: the most devout environmentalist.DERIVATIVES: de·vout·ly adv.de·vout·ness n.

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devout

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devout XIII. — (O)F. dévot — L. dēvōtus, pp. of dēvovēre DEVOTE.

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