[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

devout \devout"\, a. oe. devot, devout, f. d'evot, from l.
   devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. see devote, v. t.
   1. devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;
      absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious;
      reverent; religious.
      1913 webster

            a devout man, and one that feared god. --acts x. 2.
      1913 webster

            we must be constant and devout in the worship of
            god.                                  --rogers.
      1913 webster

   2. expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs
      devout; a devout posture. --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout
      wishes for one's welfare.
      1913 webster

   the devout, devoutly religious persons, those who are
      sincerely pious.

   syn: holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest;
        reverent; solemn; sincere.
        1913 webster
see also:
devote the devout 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

devout \devout"\, n.
   1. a devotee. obs. --sheldon.
      1913 webster

   2. a devotional composition, or part of a composition;
      devotion. obs. --milton.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

devout
     adj 1: devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people"
            h.l.mencken syn: god-fearing, pious
     2: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their
        success"; "heartfelt condolences" syn: dear, earnest,
         heartfelt
see also:
god-fearing pious dear earnest heartfelt 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

108 moby thesaurus words for "devout":
   christian, christianlike, christianly, abandoned, active, adorant,
   adoring, afire, ardent, assured, believing, burning, certain,
   churchgoing, committed, compliant, confident, conforming,
   conscientious, constant, convinced, cultish, cultist, cultistic,
   dedicated, devoted, devotional, dogmatic, doubtless, duteous,
   dutiful, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, fideistic, fiery,
   flaming, genuine, godly, heartfelt, hearty, heated, holy, hot,
   hot-blooded, impassioned, imploring, impressed with, in earnest,
   in the dust, intense, intent, intent on, loyal, meticulous,
   mindful, observant, on bended knee, on fire, passionate, perfervid,
   persuaded, pietistic, pious, pistic, positive, practicing,
   prayerful, precative, precatory, prostrate before, punctilious,
   punctual, pure, red-hot, regardful, religious, resolute, reverent,
   reverential, saintly, satisfied, scrupulous, secure, serious,
   sincere, sold on, solemn, spirited, staunch, suppliant, supplicant,
   supplicatory, sure, theistic, true, under the impression,
   undoubtful, undoubting, vehement, venerational, venerative, warm,
   white-hot, worshipful, worshiping, zealous

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The Bible - Listings of the word DEVOUT in the King James Version
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