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Word Meanings - DEVOUTLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously. Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly. Shak. 2. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly. 'T is a consummation Devoutly to be wished. Shak.

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  • DEVOUT
    1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious. A devout man, and one that feared God. Acts x. 2. We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
  • SINCERELY
    In a sincere manner. Specifically: Purely; without alloy. Milton. Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.
  • REVERENTIALLY
    In a reverential manner.
  • SOLEMNLY
    In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally. There in deaf murmurs solemnly are wise. Dryden. I do solemnly assure the reader. Swift.
  • DEVOUTFUL
    1. Full of devotion. 2. Sacred. To take her from austerer check of parents, To make her his by most devoutful rights. Marston.
  • PRAYING
    a. & n. from Pray, v. Praying insect, locust, or mantis , a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa. See Mantis. -- Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution.
  • EARNESTLY
    In an earnest manner.
  • DEVOUTNESS
    Quality or state of being devout.
  • MANNERIST
    One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
  • PRAYERFUL
    Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. "The prayerful man." J. S. Blackie. -- Prayer"ful*ly, adv. -- Prayer"ful*ness, n.
  • HEAVEN
    hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gaham to put on, clothe one's
  • HEAVENLY
    1. In a manner resembling that of heaven. "She was heavenly true." Shak. 2. By the influence or agency of heaven. Out heavenly guided soul shall climb. Milton.
  • MANNERISM
    Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural
  • WISHER
    One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. Shak.
  • WISHEDLY
    According to wish; conformably to desire. Chapman.
  • WISHY-WASHY
    A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
  • DEVOUTLESS
    Destitute of devotion. -- De*vout"less*ly, adv. -- De*vout"less*ness, n.
  • HEAVENWARD
    Toward heaven.
  • WISHFUL
    1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. 2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak. 3. Desirable; exciting wishes. Chapman. -- Wish"ful*ly, adv. --
  • SALLOWISH
    Somewhat sallow. Dickens.
  • ILL-WISHER
    One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
  • UNREVERENT
    Irreverent. Shak.
  • RAWISH
    Somewhat raw. Marston.
  • UNMANNERLY
    Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
  • FOREWISH
    To wish beforehand.
  • SHADOWISH
    Shadowy; vague. Hooker.
  • OUTPRAY
    To exceed or excel in prayer.
  • TALLOWISH
    Having the qualities of tallow.
  • WISTONWISH
    See WISHTONWISH
  • WILLOWISH
    Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy. Walton.
  • WELL-WISH
    A wish of happiness. "A well-wish for his friends." Addison.

 

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