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Comparative for faithfully committed to a cause or belief
“Few espouse political ideologies of any sort, since devout beliefs can impede one's effectiveness as a peacekeeper.”
Comparative for passionately committed to a cause or belief
“We may differ widely as to the future life, but we may all be one in the devout desire to so live here that if we are to live hereafter, we may pass on with joy and not with grief.”
Comparative for faithfully following the precepts of a religious practice
“Jenkins's mother, a devout churchgoer, regularly brought her son to St. Luke's Baptist Church, where the pianist was Ruth Jones, later known as Dinah Washington.”
Comparative for exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion
Comparative for loudly cheerful, enthusiastic or approbatory
Comparative for in a reverent manner, honoring, respectful
Comparative for tending to favor the status quo and averse to change
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