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devout

[dih-vout] / dɪˈvaʊt /


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The devout crowd — is there any other kind of Rush fan? — certainly was.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

He’s a Christian man, famously devout, and is honest in his assertion that his worldview is religious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Elma, a devout Christian who is now in her 80s, had been Eric Adusah's "Scottish mum" after they met in Edinburgh in 2012.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“It’s just that I’m a very devout person, and I like to call all men of God Father.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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