Devout /(?)/

De·vout

Devout

a.
  1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
    A devout man, and one that feared God.
    — Acts x. 2.
    We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
  2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
  3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.

Phrases & Compounds

The devout
devoutly religious persons, those who are sincerely pious.

Devout

n.
  1. A devotee. [Obs.]
  2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. [Obs.]