English to French Meaning of devout - pieux

Devout :

pieux

adjective

pieux, dévoué, orthodoxe, vertueux, religieux, juste, fidèle, adorateur, enthousiaste, studieux, chaud, sérieux

Devout :: pieuxDevouter :: devouterDevoutest :: plus ferventDevoutly :: dévotementDevoutness :: piété

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Definitions of devout in English

Adjective(1) deeply religious(2) sincerely earnest

Examples of devout in English

(1) Here's a sort of companion post to the previous one, in being about some of the things said and done in the name of devout belief.(2) This prompted my question as to whether she was devout in her personal religion.(3) She was a single lady who was a devout Catholic and deeply religious.(4) By what right does the developed world claim the moral high ground over poorer, but religiously devout , societies?(5) No one struggling to live the devout life will fail to recognize that prayer.(6) Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.(7) When I was brought back to faith it was through the prayers of my devout mother.(8) The kirpan has deep religious significance to devout Sikhs and is not a weapon.(9) Sometimes, though rarely, one may even find a devout religious exclamation.(10) A meal here is a devout religious observance, and also a session of psychotherapy.(11) He was a devout and mystical Muslim, or Sufi, hence his religious views are particularly revealing of Islam.(12) My parents don't have much of a religious background, but my maternal grandmother is a very devout southern baptist.(13) Few espouse political ideologies of any sort, since devout beliefs can impede one's effectiveness as a peacekeeper.(14) I was most deeply moved by the way this lovable man prayed, so devout and so certain that God heard his prayer.(15) All of which grounds him in a conventionally moral and religiously devout realm.(16) For the devout Hindus who pray at tiny ponds and puddles, the Saraswati is both a real river and a deity.

Synonyms

Adjective

1. pious ::

pieux

2. dedicated ::

dévoué

3. heartfelt ::

sincère

4. god-fearing ::

craignant Dieu

Antonyms

1. disloyal ::

déloyal

2. faithless ::

déloyal

3. fickle ::

inconstant

4. inconstant ::

inconstant

5. perfidious ::

perfide

6. recreant ::

lâche

7. treacherous ::

perfide

8. unfaithful ::

infidèle

9. untrue ::

faux

Different Forms

devout, devouter, devoutest, devoutly, devoutness

Word Example from TV Shows

So, you were ministering to the needs of these DEVOUT prostitutes?

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3

I'm not a DEVOUT man, obviously.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 2

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