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Synonyms for devoutness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-vout
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaʊt



Définition of devoutness

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French devot "pious, devoted, assiduous," from Latin devotus "given up by vow, devoted," past participle of devovere "dedicate by vow" (see devotion).
  • noun religiousness
Example sentences :
  • A feeling of devoutness does not cover at all the sense I mean.
  • Extract from : « Child and Country » by Will Levington Comfort
  • Religion isn't a feeling of piety or devoutness; it is action.
  • Extract from : « Child and Country » by Will Levington Comfort
  • And you wish me to believe in the devoutness of that man's daughter!
  • Extract from : « Cosmopolis, Complete » by Paul Bourget
  • He was struck by the strange contrast of devoutness and love of liberty.
  • Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
  • There was nothing to say against the devoutness of M. de Moirod.
  • Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
  • Devoutness I knew to be goodness; but I could see it was not power.
  • Extract from : « Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by George Jacob Holyoake
  • Lucy's serene grace of devoutness was beautiful, if not edifying to behold.
  • Extract from : « Husks » by Marion Harland
  • She was the first wife he had ever had, and he wished a devoutness in that consummation.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • A pretension to devoutness and asceticism was one of the fashions in Molire's time.
  • Extract from : « Library Notes » by A. P. Russell
  • Still, its avowed purpose is to induce a feeling of devoutness in the congregation.
  • Extract from : « Religion & Sex » by Chapman Cohen

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