Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - devout
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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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin devotus, from Latin, past participle of devovere Date: 13th century 1. devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises 2. expressing devotion or piety a ~ attitude 3. a. devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior ; serious, earnest a ~ baseball fan born a ~ coward — G. B. Shaw b. warmly sincere a ~ wish for peace • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 earnestly religious. 2 earnestly sincere (devout hope). Derivatives devoutly adv. devoutness n. Etymology: ME f. OF devot f. L devotus past part. (as DEVOTE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. набожный, религиозный, благочестивый she was the most devout lady in town —- она была самой набожной женщиной в городе 2. искренний, сердечный, преданный devout wish —- заветное желание a devout supporter —- искренний сторонник (приверженец) 3. благоговейный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) благоговейный; набожный, благочестивый 2) искренний; преданный Syn: see religious ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. devot, from L. devotus "given up by vow, devoted," pp. of devovere "dedicate by vow" (see devote). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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