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devoutly

/dih-vout/US // dɪˈvaʊt //UK // (dɪˈvaʊt) //

虔诚地,虔诚的,虔诚,忠实地

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    de·vout·er, de·vout·est.

    • : devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.
    • : expressing devotion or piety: devout prayer.
    • : earnest or sincere; hearty: He had a devout allegiance to the political regime.

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Examples

  • Hogue was a devout Christian and heavily active in East Capitol Street Church of Christ.

  • Knight — a devout Baptist born in Jones County — never owned slaves and was a committed opponent of the practice.

  • She grew up as a devout Muslim in Turkey, at a time when headscarves were banned at colleges and other public institutions.

  • When Barrett spoke of the importance of her faith, Lynch thought about her own devout Catholic upbringing.

  • One of the most devoutly sought goals for which the Brits travel to the United States is rehabilitation.

  • In an obscure, devoutly Muslim ethnic group in Indonesia, women are revered—and own key land and property.

  • Moreover, killing bin Laden gave him the consummation he most devoutly wished, namely a fast-track to paradise.

  • Politically conservative and devoutly religious, my parents are the antithesis to Cyrus in every way.

  • Ever the good church lady, she folds her body into devoutly prayerful form, on cue.

  • Bernard folded his hands together—almost devoutly—and stood gazing at her with a long, inarticulate murmur of satisfaction.

  • The doctor had been spending Easter at Cannes, and the dowager had devoutly prayed that he might not yet return.

  • Devoutly and ardently did Mr. Snodgrass wish that the ladies could know he had come in.

  • And Flora devoutly kissed her, then gossipped pleasantly about the other guests and the people in the neighborhood.

  • She devoutly wished that the American had arrived six months earlier, or that Brathland still lived.