devout

Etymology

From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin dēvōtus, perfect passive participle of dēvōveō. Doublet of devote.

adj

1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious.
   We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God. a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation
   I first became aware of changing Hui-Han social dynamics in the village from a discussion with one of the Han villagers in Team 1. She explained: “Since 1979, we have had less and less social contact with the Hui in the other teams. There are no problems between us, but the Hui are more devout [qian-cheng] now and less willing to come to our homes and visit or borrow tools. We raise pigs in our yards and eat pork, so they are afraid it will influence their religion [yingxiang tamende jiaomen]." 2002, Dru C. Gladney, “Ethnoreligious Resurgence in a Northwestern Sufi Community”, in Susan D. Blum, Lionel M. Jensen, editors, China Off Center: Mapping the Margins of the Middle Kingdom, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 109
2. (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
   devout sighs; devout eyes; a devout posture
3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
   devout wishes for one's welfare

noun

1. (obsolete) A devotee.
2. (obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.