undevout
- a word derived from devout.
Example Sentences
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Change one word and it may be said of sacred music as truly as of astronomy, “The undevout composer is mad.”
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
The law, it is said, is a jealous mistress, and permits no rivals; the indifferent, careless minister is but a blind leader of the blind, and the "undevout astronomer is mad."
From Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions by Boutwell, George S.
There also exists a somewhat threadbare verse of the poet Young which tells us how "the undevout astronomer is mad."
From The Sources Of Religious Insight by Royce, Josiah
Mad, that he is, 'tis true, 83. --, pleasure in being, 129. --, an undevout astronomer is, 157.
From Familiar Quotations by Bartlett, John
The result, so far as concerts the workman's life of faith, is a proclivity to undevout scepticism.
From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein
