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1 ( devout) pieux/pieuse ;2 péj ( sanctimonious) plein de componction ; ( insincere) faussement vertueux/-euse ; pious hope, pious wish vœu pieux.
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devout — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deeply religious. 2) earnestly sincere: my devout hope. DERIVATIVES devoutly adverb devoutness noun. ORIGIN Latin devotus devoted , from devovere consecrate … English terms dictionary
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devout — [dɪ vaʊt] adjective 1》 having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment. 2》 earnest; sincere: my devout hope. Derivatives devoutly adverb devoutness noun Origin ME: from OFr. devot, from L. devotus devoted from devovere (see devote) … English new terms dictionary
devout — adj. 1 earnestly religious. 2 earnestly sincere (devout hope). Derivatives: devoutly adv. devoutness n. Etymology: ME f. OF devot f. L devotus past part. (as DEVOTE) … Useful english dictionary
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