DEVOUT


Meaning of DEVOUT in English

adjective

showing fervor in the practice of religion

a devout churchgoer

Synonyms: godly, holy, pietistic, pious, prayerful, religious

Related Word: ardent, fervent, fervid, zealous; adoring, revering, venerating, worshiping

Contrasted words: impious, irreligious, ungodly, unholy; irreverent; apostate, backsliding

Antonyms: undevout

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