de ‧ vout /dɪˈvaʊt/ BrE AmE 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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THESAURUS
■ believing in a religion
▪ religious believing strongly in a religion and obeying its rules:
My father was a very religious man.
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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