devoutness
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6.7
- noun
- /dɪˈvaʊtnəs/
:
devoción
- His devoutness inspired others to join him in his faith, creating a supportive and committed group of believers.
They're on varying spectrums of belief there or actual, you know, devoutness.
- They're on varying spectrums of belief there or actual, you know, devoutness.
Examples
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Emily, their cook, a slightly retarded woman whose childish devoutness could stand up to any cleric's, went from priest to priest, filling up their wine glasses as needed.
Fiction book (1995) -
This rejection does not establish a decline in Catholic religiosity or devoutness, but rather a changing religious sensibility.
Academic text (1994) -
It was common knowledge about his celibacy and devoutness.
Blog text (24) -
The current study adds to what we know about the importance of religion (with prayer as an index of devoutness) in dating and mate selection.
Academic text (2010) -
The quote above is an example of how he tried to ride the fence when expressing his growing doubts while respecting his wife's religious devoutness.
Blog text (34) -
As we judge Tartuffe's representation of devoutness, we become aware that an attribution of "true" devoutness would also be an evaluation of a performance.
Academic text (1990) -
As we judge Tartuffe's representation of devoutness, we become aware that an attribution of "true" devoutness would also be an evaluation of a performance.
Academic text (1990) -
But he could not share Spinoza's view that God was the only substance, perhaps because he found that he could not clearly and distinctly conceive how this could be (or perhaps for reasons of devoutness).
Academic text (1998) -
If the sincerely devout, including even the King, can be manipulated by the hypocrites, then the rhetoric of devoutness clearly has no place in the cultural and political power centers.
Academic text (1990) -
Alice and her husband were devout Catholics, and their deep religious feeling of devoutness was evident in their daily prayers.
Synonyms
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7.7
A strong religious feeling and respect that leads to regular prayer and kind actions
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4.6
Deep religious faith and commitment to God
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7.3
A deep religious feeling and strong respect for God
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8.1
Strong belief in a god or gods and serious practice of that belief
1
7.9
A deep religious feeling shown in prayer and good deeds
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5.0
A strong belief in and regular practice of a religion
A deep, quiet feeling when someone talks to God
Antonyms
How Devout
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Devoutness comes from devout, which comes from the Latin votum, a word meaning 'vow' or 'promise' to God. So think of someone who makes a vow and lives by it, which is why devoutness means deep religious feeling and strong commitment.