Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (a.) Devoted to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious. 2. (v. t.) Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture. 3. (v. t.) Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare. 4. (n.) A devotee. 5. (n.) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
|