1
: committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
a devout Catholic
devoutly
adverb
devoutness
noun
Synonyms of devout
Examples of devout in a Sentence
It is his devout wish to help people in need.
devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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The siblings believed that their mother, a devout Christian, felt them, too.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Mustafa’s 2024 debut album, Dunya—a folk memoir about growing up as a devout Muslim in a violent Toronto housing project as the son of immigrants from Sudan—was wildly acclaimed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
This 25-year-old devout Christian heartthrob has palpable charisma, a radiant magnetism that one of his fellow evangelicals might call a halo.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
Yes, many Christians don’t go to church more often than at Christmas and Easter, but the devout attend services weekly, ironically also on Sundays.
—Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Mustafa’s 2024 debut album, Dunya—a folk memoir about growing up as a devout Muslim in a violent Toronto housing project as the son of immigrants from Sudan—was wildly acclaimed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
This 25-year-old devout Christian heartthrob has palpable charisma, a radiant magnetism that one of his fellow evangelicals might call a halo.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
Yes, many Christians don’t go to church more often than at Christmas and Easter, but the devout attend services weekly, ironically also on Sundays.
—Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Devout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devout. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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devout
adjective
de·vout
di-ˈvau̇t 
1
: devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
2
: expressing devotion
a devout attitude
3
a
: devoted to an activity, belief, or type of behavior
a devout baseball fan
b
: earnest entry 2 sense 1, sincere
gave them devout thanks
devoutly
adverb
devoutness
noun
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