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devout
English
Etymology
From Middle English devout, devot, from Old French devot (French dévot), from Latin d?v?tus, perfect passive participle of d?v?ve?. Doublet of devote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??va?t/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /d??v??t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Adjective
devout (comparative devouter or more devout, superlative devoutest or most devout)
- Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation
- We must be constant and devout in the worship of our God.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation
- (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
- Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
Translations
Noun
devout (plural devouts)
- (obsolete) A devotee.
- (obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
References
- devout in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- devouth, devot, devote, devolte
Etymology
From Old French devot, devout, from Latin d?v?tus (“vowed, promised”).
Adjective
devout
- devout
- sacred, holy
Descendants
- English: devout
- Scots: devot, devote, devoit
References
- “d?v?ut, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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eager
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?i??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?i???/
- Rhymes: -i???(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English egre, eger, from Old French egre (French aigre), from Latin acer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.
Alternative forms
- aigre (obsolete)
- eagre (obsolete)
Adjective
eager (comparative more eager, superlative most eager)
- Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
- 1887, John Keble, s:The Christian Year
- When to her eager lips is brought / Her infant's thrilling kiss.
- a crowd of eager and curious schoolboys
- 1887, John Keble, s:The Christian Year
- (computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
- an eager algorithm
- (dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
- gold itself will be sometimes so eager, (as artists call it), that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself
- (obsolete) Sharp; sour; acid.
- (obsolete) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
Synonyms
- keen
- raring
- fain (archaic)
Derived terms
- eager beaver
- eagerly
- eagerness
Translations
Etymology 2
See eagre.
Noun
eager (plural eagers)
- Alternative form of eagre (tidal bore).
Further reading
- eager in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- eager in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- eager at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- aeger, agree, eagre, geare, æger
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