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Fervid vs Devout - What's the difference?

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Fervid is a related term of devout.


As adjectives the difference between fervid and devout

is that fervid is intensely hot, emotional, or zealous while devout is devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.

As a noun devout is

(obsolete) a devotee.

fervid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Intensely hot, emotional, or zealous.

    • Synonyms

    * fervent * ardent * zealous * impassioned * torrid

    Antonyms

    * frigid

    Related terms

    * fervent * fever * fervor

    devout

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
  • * Bible, Acts x. 2
    • a devout man, and one that feared God
  • * Rogers
    • We must be constant and devout in the worship of God.
  • (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
    • devout''' sighs; '''devout''' eyes; a '''devout posture
  • Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
    • devout wishes for one's welfare

    Noun

    (s)
  • (obsolete) A devotee.
  • (obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.

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