devout
adjective
devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious.
devoutness
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a word derived from
devout.
Example Sentences
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Tartuffe is the embodiment of the master con artist — a pretentious person who fakes religious devoutness, convincing a benefactor that he is a moral person.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024
Many of these sites housed intricately ornamented bronze statues of deities commissioned by the rulers, signifying their prominence, wealth, and devoutness.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Winning admiration from some Jews for its devoutness, the group is condemned by others as a cult-like sect.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
As he uses Rathbun’s old tactics against his observers, Theroux raises troubling questions about psychological warfare and how devoutness shades into fanaticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
Still, its avowed purpose is to induce a feeling of devoutness in the congregation.
From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Chapman Cohen
