devoutness

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noun

The state or quality of being devout; religiosity.

Similar
religiousness
OriginEnglish devout ← Middle English devout ← Old French devot →
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Meanings

noundevoutness (usually uncountable, plural devoutnesses)

plural devoutnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being devout; religiosity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpiety by virtue of being devout

Similar
religiousness
Broader
pietypiousness
Also see
religiosityreligiousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindēvoveō
  2. Ecclesiastical Latindēvōtu
  3. Old Frenchdevot
  4. Middle Englishdevout
  5. Englishdevout
  6. Englishdevoutness

From devout + -ness.

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Translations

Scottish Gaelic cràbhadh
  • cràbhadhstate or quality of being devout
Cite this entry
APA

devoutness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devoutness

MLA

“devoutness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devoutness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devoutness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devoutness.

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