DEVOUT


Meaning of DEVOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪvaʊt ]

1.

A devout person has deep religious beliefs.

She was a devout Christian...

ADJ

The devout are people who are devout.

...priests instructing the devout.

N-PLURAL : the N

2.

If you describe someone as a devout supporter or a devout opponent of something, you mean that they support it enthusiastically or oppose it strongly.

...devout Marxists.

ADJ : ADJ n

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