transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈvau̇t ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin devotus, from Latin, past participle of devovēre
Date: 13th century
1. : devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
2. : expressing devotion or piety
a devout attitude
3.
a. : devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior : serious , earnest
a devout baseball fan
born a devout coward — G. B. Shaw
b. : warmly sincere
a devout wish for peace
• de·vout·ly adverb
• de·vout·ness noun