devout hope
1devout — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deeply religious. 2) earnestly sincere: my devout hope. DERIVATIVES devoutly adverb devoutness noun. ORIGIN Latin devotus devoted , from devovere consecrate …
2devout — de|vout [dıˈvaut] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: devot, from Latin devotus; DEVOTE] 1.) someone who is devout has a very strong belief in a religion ▪ a devout Catholic 2.) formal a devout hope or wish is one that you feel very… …
3devout — adjective 1 someone who is devout has a very strong belief in a religion: a devout Catholic 2 formal a devout hope or wish is one that you feel very strongly: It is my devout hope that we can work together in peace. devoutly adverb devoutness… …
4devout — [dɪ vaʊt] adjective 1》 having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment. 2》 earnest; sincere: my devout hope. Derivatives devoutly adverb devoutness noun Origin ME: from OFr. devot, from L. devotus devoted from devovere (see devote) …
5devout — adj. 1 earnestly religious. 2 earnestly sincere (devout hope). Derivatives: devoutly adv. devoutness n. Etymology: ME f. OF devot f. L devotus past part. (as DEVOTE) …
6devoutly — devout ► ADJECTIVE 1) deeply religious. 2) earnestly sincere: my devout hope. DERIVATIVES devoutly adverb devoutness noun. ORIGIN Latin devotus devoted , from devovere consecrate …
7devoutness — devout ► ADJECTIVE 1) deeply religious. 2) earnestly sincere: my devout hope. DERIVATIVES devoutly adverb devoutness noun. ORIGIN Latin devotus devoted , from devovere consecrate …
8Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
