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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
In Season 3, Joel moves in with his boyfriend Brad (Tim Bagley), another devout Christian.
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Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Here, the Pacifica played with devout focus, bringing us into the territory of late Beethoven and late Shostakovich.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
But that is exactly what the 72-year-old devout Catholic and grandmother has become to some in this northern California county — which has been convulsed by conspiracy theories about voter fraud and other extremist ideologies over the last three years.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Here, the Pacifica played with devout focus, bringing us into the territory of late Beethoven and late Shostakovich.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
But that is exactly what the 72-year-old devout Catholic and grandmother has become to some in this northern California county — which has been convulsed by conspiracy theories about voter fraud and other extremist ideologies over the last three years.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devout
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The very best gifts for Taylor Swift fans go far beyond concert merch and friendship bracelets that the most loyal fans already own.Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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That's a decent-sized majority by modern standards, and most of those Republicans are loyal to Trump and likely to rubber-stamp all his picks.Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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And yet something about her pious active listening face really gets to Urs.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Paxton, pious to the end, responds by talking about the Great Prayer Experiment, a (very real) series of studies that sought to test whether prayer has any tangible healing impact — and conclusively found there to be not.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, a staunch supporter of Israel, has strongly backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal of destroying Hamas.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The speed at which the race was called surprised even some of Trump's most staunch Arizona allies, such as border rancher John Ladd, who met with Vice President-elect JD Vance at the border wall in Cochise County in August.Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Consistent with the religious theme of God as love, the Bible contains unending comfort from God and God’s agents not to be afraid.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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McGuigan’s cover of the religious standard, given a wide release earlier this month, has been used in a variety of ways on TikTok, from post-U.S.-election content to sports teams’ uploads and much more.Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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Despite the loss of his wife and daughter, John Ramsey remains steadfast.Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Despite the challenges, Japan's commitment to advancing its space program remains steadfast.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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At the center on one side was a life-size Virgin holding the Child, surrounded by 40 reverent haloed figures.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Beethoven would hardly recognize our concert-going culture, in which people sit in reverent silence, then clap politely and go home.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Hansen-Quintana, director of organization and movement building at CFC, told The Hill that the group’s work in Latino communities is focused on deep conversations to build a narrative that Catholics can be both pro-choice and faithful.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Springsteen ministered to the Philly faithful with a three-song acoustic set, performed solo.Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Venetian has also partnered with Kate Byrne and Nicole Sievers, cofounders and podcast hosts and creators of Two Girls 1 Formula — who have built up a devoted fan base of more than 55,000 social media followers.Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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There, the reverend and Sister Deborah initially work in harmony, attracting devoted new converts.Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Devout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devout. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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