| Still, its avowed purpose is to induce a feeling of devoutness in the congregation. |
| She was the first wife he had ever had, and he wished a devoutness in that consummation. |
| When the power is used for moral ends, it seems to be the power of belief and devoutness in the face of unbelief and evil. |
| A pretension to devoutness and asceticism was one of the fashions in Molire's time. |
| As best I can tell, the Boy Scouts are open to anyone who says they're religious, regardless of the religion, and regardless of the degree of devoutness. |
| Such increased devoutness and the Huis' tendency to congregate in and around mosques have made them appear clannish to many Han Chinese, Mai said. |