What part of speech is devout?

Devout can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. devout is an adjective.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • devout 
    more devout
    most devout
  • Positive: devout 
  • Comparative: more devout
  • Superlative: most devout

Adjective to adverb

What does devout mean?

Definitions

Adjective

devout - deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
devout - earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

Verb

devout - Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
devout - Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
devout - Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.

Noun

devout - A devotee.
devout - A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.

Examples of devout

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Devout wishes for their success.
2. adj. A word about the millions of decent, honest, good people who are either devout Moslems or are not very religious but grew up in Moslem families: They are double victims of an outside world, which now develops Islamophobia, and of their own environment which breaks their heart by being totally dysfunctional.
3. adj. The devout Christian persists in his belief.
4. adj. Nevertheless, devout conversation on spiritual things helps no little with spiritual progress.
5. adj. Tom's sister is a devout Christian.
6. adj. He's a devout Catholic.
7. adj. She's a devout Catholic.
8. adj. Tom acknowledges he is a devout Christian.
9. adj. Tom's mother was a devout Catholic.
10. adj. Dan was a very devout religious individual.
11. adj. Tom and Mary are devout Catholics.
12. adj. Tom was a devout Christian who believed in miracles.
13. adj. Tom was extremely devout.
14. adj. The devout pray in silence.
15. adj. Tom's mother is a devout Catholic.
Sentence  
adj.
Devout wishes for their success.
A word about the millions of decent, honest, good people who are either devout Moslems or are not very religious but grew up in Moslem families: They are double victims of an outside world, which now develops Islamophobia, and of their own environment which breaks their heart by being totally dysfunctional.
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
Nevertheless, devout conversation on spiritual things helps no little with spiritual progress.
Tom's sister is a devout Christian.
He's a devout Catholic.
She's a devout Catholic.
Tom acknowledges he is a devout Christian.
Tom's mother was a devout Catholic.
Dan was a very devout religious individual.
Tom and Mary are devout Catholics.
Tom was a devout Christian who believed in miracles.
Tom was extremely devout.
The devout pray in silence.
Tom's mother is a devout Catholic.

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