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as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude
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Recent Examples of devout
Jackman has been an advocate for meditation and a devout follower of the foundation.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Taking inspiration from Iran’s Woman Life Freedom protests, the film revolves around a devout man who is promoted to the position of investigating judge at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, just as his daughters become swept up in the pro-equal rights and democracy movement.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
And after a lifetime of devout Mormon teetotaling, Sara started drinking.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Prior to the appointment of Antonin Scalia, a devout Catholic, to the Supreme Court in 1986, only six of the previous 102 justices in the court’s history had been Catholic.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Taking inspiration from Iran’s Woman Life Freedom protests, the film revolves around a devout man who is promoted to the position of investigating judge at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, just as his daughters become swept up in the pro-equal rights and democracy movement.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
And after a lifetime of devout Mormon teetotaling, Sara started drinking.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Prior to the appointment of Antonin Scalia, a devout Catholic, to the Supreme Court in 1986, only six of the previous 102 justices in the court’s history had been Catholic.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devout
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Rhames will play Tanker, Fang’s loyal right hand who was the second-in-command of Fang’s Special Forces squad when they were captured in Afghanistan.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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After Orban became prime minister in 2010, his government stripped public employees of key civil service protections, fired thousands, and replaced them with loyal members of the ruling Fidesz party.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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If some punters were irritatingly pious, many also had the time of their life.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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The three staunch supporters of Kyiv stopped purchases of power from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but have relied on the Russian grid to control frequencies and stabilize networks to avoid outages.—
Reuters,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, Cruise’s staunch devotion to his stunt work has led him to jaw-dropping moments — and several injuries.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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In what President Donald Trump says is a move to protect the rule of law and free speech advocates see as an attack on it, the White House is promising tougher punishments for vandalizing public monuments, statues and religious displays.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the Supreme Court justices in recent years have already undone a number of limits on religion in the public square — like affirming a public school football coach’s right to pray on the field with his players, or requiring school voucher eligibility for religious schools.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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Amid recent efforts to challenge, or in some cases, completely erase the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the National Football League (NFL) remains steadfast in its commitment to embracing and celebrating all people.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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Universal Music Group has remained steadfast in their claims that there was no foul play involved with the record and its popularity was simply, organically due to the quality of the song.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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His live version from Live at Sin-e is a reverent prayer, as spiritual, sensual and truthful as any song will ever hear.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Lying underneath a reverent mural of George Washington, Carter’s casket was surrounded by a silent crowd of mourners and military guards.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Michelle Gellar promises fans a faithful reboot is underway.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The short trail passes faithful re-creations of domed huts and paperbark canoes, offering a glimpse of how the Indigenous Needwonnee people lived and cultivated the land.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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And on top of that is a fan base that’s international and widespread and loyal and dedicated and devoted.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
7 Feb. 2025
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Maxine was a devoted mother, patiently pushing her children to be their best, have an open mind, help others, and explore the world of education, travel, music and scouting, all with a sense of adventure.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Devout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devout. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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