(of a person )人 believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices 笃信宗教的;虔诚的 a devout Christian/Muslim 虔诚的基督徒/穆斯林
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDevout is used with these nouns:- believer
- Buddhist
- Catholic
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French devot, from Latin devotus ‘devoted’, past participle of devovere, from de- ‘formally’ + vovere ‘to vow’.