Main Entry:

de·vout

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈvau̇t\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin devotus, from Latin, past participle of devovēre

Date:

13th century

1: devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises2: expressing devotion or piety <a devout attitude>3 a: devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior : serious, earnest <a devout baseball fan> <born a devout coward — G. B. Shaw> b: warmly sincere <a devout wish for peace>

— de·vout·ly adverb

— de·vout·ness noun