Definition of devout

• v. t. - Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
• v. t. - Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
• v. t. - Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.
• n. - A devotee.
• n. - A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.