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[dɪ'vaʊt]1) [Catholic, prayer] devoto; [act, person] devoto, pio2) (sincere) [hope, wish] fervido, ardente* * *1) (earnest or sincere: Please accept my devout thanks.) sincero2) (religious: a devout Christian.) devoto* * *devout /dɪˈvaʊt/a.1 devoto; fervente: a devout Muslim [Catholic], un musulmano [un cattolico] devoto; devout prayers, preghiere ferventi2 fedele, convinto: a devout supporter, un fedele seguace; a devout believer in family values, un sostenitore convinto dei valori familiari3 (form.) sincero; sentito: devout wishes for prosperity, sinceri auguri di prosperità; devout hope, speranza sinceradevoutly avv. devoutness n. [u].* * *[dɪ'vaʊt]1) [Catholic, prayer] devoto; [act, person] devoto, pio2) (sincere) [hope, wish] fervido, ardente
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