Syn. — Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest; reverent; solemn; sincere.
Devout
(De*vout"), n.
1. A devotee. [Obs.] Sheldon.
2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. [Obs.] Milton.
Devoutful
(De*vout"ful) a.
1. Full of devotion. [R.]
2. Sacred. [R.]
To take her from austerer check of parents,
To make her his by most devoutful rights.
Marston. Devoutless
(De*vout"less), a. Destitute of devotion. — De*vout"less*ly, adv. - - De*vout"less*ness,
n.
Devoutly
(De*vout"ly), adv.
1. In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.
Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly.
Shak. 2. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly.
'T is a consummation
Devoutly to be wished.
Shak. Devoutness
(De*vout"ness), n. Quality or state of being devout.
Devove
(De*vove") v. t. [See Devote, v. t.] To devote. [Obs.] Cowley.
Devow
(De*vow") v. t. [F. dévouer, L. devovere. See Devote, v. t.]
1. To give up; to devote. [Obs.]
2. [Cf. OF. desvoer. Cf. Disavow.] To disavow; to disclaim. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
Devulgarize
(De*vul"gar*ize) v. t. To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.
Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books.
E. A. Abbott. Dew
(Dew) n. [AS. deáw; akin to D. dauw, G. thau, tau, Icel. dögg, Sw. dagg, Dan. dug; cf. Skr.
dhav, dhav, to flow. &radic72. Cf. Dag dew.]
1. Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.
Her tears fell with the dews at even.
Tennyson. 2. Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." Shak.
