devout

adjective

de·​vout di-ˈvau̇t 

1

: committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises

a devout Catholic

2

: expressing piety or religious fervor : expressing devotion

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

devoutly adverb

devoutness noun

Synonyms of devout

• loyal
• staunch
• steadfast
• faithful
• devoted
• true
• dedicated

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

Recent Examples on the Web

She’s never lost her devout belief that pop-music fandom is the ultimate gnosis. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2025

For the devout Catholic Kennedys, this was a non-negotiable. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

Beckert seems not unaware of the problem, which might explain his decision to open with the textbook figure of the devout Puritan. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Neharsh’s script follows a pregnant woman whose growing cravings for foods forbidden in her faith begin to disrupt the order and ritual of her devout household. —Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for devout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• dropout
• dugout

Kids Definition

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