devout
adjective /dɪˈvaʊt/
/dɪˈvaʊt/
- (of a person) believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices
- a devout Christian/Muslim
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDevout is used with these nouns:- believer
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devot, from Latin devotus ‘devoted’, past participle of devovere, from de- ‘formally’ + vovere ‘to vow’.