devout person

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• devout — [[t]dɪva͟ʊt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A devout person has deep religious beliefs. She was a devout Christian... His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people. N PLURAL: the N The devout are people who are devout. ...priests instructing the devout.… …   English dictionary

• devout — devout, pious, religious, pietistic, sanctimonious apply mainly to persons, their acts, and their words and mean showing fervor and reverence in the practice of religion. Devout stresses an attitude of mind or a feeling that leads one to such… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• worship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reverence Nouns 1. worship, adoration, devotion, homage, service; religious rites or observance; respect, reverence, veneration; cult; deification, idolization. See idolatry, gratitude, religion, rite. 2 …   English dictionary for students

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• father —    This would seem to be the natural term for a speaker to use to his or her father, but whether it is used or not depends on individual family practice, which may in turn be influenced by the social and educational level of the family concerned …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

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• worshiper — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. churchgoer, communicant, congregant, pilgrim, supplicant, devotee, devotionalist, adorer, pietist, pious person, devout person, celebrant, saint, priest, priestess. Ant. skeptic*, atheist, agnostic …   English dictionary for students

• religionist — re li·gion·ist || rɪ lɪdÊ’É™nɪst n. devout person, pious person, one who is deeply religious …   English contemporary dictionary