devout

Intermediatezipf 3.34

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvaʊt/(dih-VOWT)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

虔诚的；真诚的（尤指宗教信仰）

Definition

Deeply religious and devoted to worship; sincerely committed to a belief or cause.

Word family

  • devoutly/dɪˈvaʊtli/(adv)虔诚地
  • devotion/dɪˈvoʊʃən/(n)献身

Collocations

  • devout Christian/Muslim
  • devout believer
  • devout follower
  • devoutly religious
  • devout wish

Examples

  1. 1.She was a devout Catholic who attended mass every morning without fail. (religious)
  2. 2.He was a devout environmentalist who lived entirely off the grid. (deeply committed)

Synonyms

  • pious/ˈpaɪəs/— devoutly religious — can be negative, implying hypocrisy
  • fervent/ˈfɜːrvənt/— intensely passionate — not limited to religion
  • dedicated/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/— committed to a task or purpose — more general

Etymology

from Latin "devotus" (devoted) — "devovere" (to vow, to dedicate) — de- (formally) + vovere (to vow)