devout
adjective
devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious.
undevout
-
a word derived from
devout.
Example Sentences
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It was not his business to defend Mr. Carlton against the disaffected and the undevout.
From Peccavi by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Truly said the wise man—“An undevout astronomer is mad.”
From All Saints' Day and Other Sermons by Charles Kingsley
“An undevout astronomer is mad,” said one who had opened his mind to a broad grasp of the wonders which this upper heaven holds in its bosom.
From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Elihu Burritt
But the Sabbath evening does not find the Jews undevout.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 by Various
Some undevout friends have rested satisfied with the belief that it was only a coincidence or an accidental repetition of a natural phenomenon.
From Health, Healing, and Faith by Russell H. Conwell
