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Godfearing vs Devout - What's the difference?

godfearing | devout |

As adjectives the difference between godfearing and devout

is that godfearing is acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity 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

a devotee.

godfearing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
  • Devout; pious; very religious.

    • Derived terms

    * godfearingly * godfearingness

    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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