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devout


 
  Grep  of  noun  devout 
  devoutness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  devout 
 
  The  adj  devout  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  devout,  god-fearing,  pious  --  (devoutly  religious;  "a  god-fearing  and  law-abiding  people"  H.L.Mencken) 
  2.  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt  --  (earnest;  "one's  dearest  wish";  "devout  wishes  for  their  success";  "heartfelt  condolences") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  devout 
 
  2  senses  of  devout 
 
  Sense  1 
  devout,  god-fearing,  pious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  religious)  ->  irreligious 
 
  Sense  2 
  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sincere)  ->  insincere 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  devout 
 
  2  senses  of  devout 
 
  Sense  1 
  devout,  god-fearing,  pious 
  =>  religious  (vs.  irreligious) 
 
  Sense  2 
  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt 
  =>  sincere  (vs.  insincere) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  devout 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  devout 
 
  devout  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  devout 
  devout 
 
  Overview  of  adj  devout 
 
  The  adj  devout  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  devout,  god-fearing,  pious  --  (devoutly  religious;  "a  god-fearing  and  law-abiding  people"  H.L.Mencken) 
  2.  dear,  devout,  earnest,  heartfelt  --  (earnest;  "one's  dearest  wish";  "devout  wishes  for  their  success";  "heartfelt  condolences") 



devout definition