Devout vs Saintly - What's the difference?
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Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
* Bible, Acts x. 2
* Rogers
(archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
(obsolete) A devotee.
(obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
As adjectives the difference between devout and saintly
is that devout is devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious while saintly is like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.As a noun devout
is a devotee.devout
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- a devout man, and one that feared God
- We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
- devout''' sighs; '''devout''' eyes; a '''devout posture
- devout wishes for one's welfare
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(s)References
*saintly
English
Adjective
(er)- Sophie led a saintly life.