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What's the meaning of "devout"?
adjective, -er, -est.
1. devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic. 
2. expressing devotion or piety: devout prayer. 
3. earnest or sincere; hearty: He had a devout allegiance to the political regime. 

Synonyms:
1. worshipful; holy, saintly. 2. intense, serious, fervent, ardent.

Example:
The leading layman of the York diocese was the politician whose judgment was likely to weigh with the Crown: Lord Halifax, the former Foreign Secretary, and a devout Anglo-Catholic.

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Autor: annagold38
Oberthema: TOEFL
Thema: English-English
Veröffentlicht: 02.11.2009

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