1. devout - Noun
2. devout - Adjective
3. devout - Verb
4. devout - Adjective Satellite
A devotee.
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.
A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPeople here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout. Montesquieu
I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends. Ralph Waldo Emerson
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. George Eliot
Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one. Anatole France
The best horse needs a whip, intelligent men need advice, and the devout man needs a woman. Yiddish Proverb
A stupidly devout man, the slyly evil, and the sanctimonious woman - these will destroy the world. Jewish Proverb