different between reverent vs devote

English

Etymology

From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v??nt/

Adjective

reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)

1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
   • 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria (?ISBN)

     Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.

   Synonym: reverential

   Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent

Derived terms

• reverently
• reverentness
• unreverent

Related terms

• irreverent
• revere
• reverence
• reverential

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /r?.v???ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /r?.b???en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.ve??ent/

Adjective

reverent (masculine and feminine plural reverents)

1. reverent

   Synonym: reverencial

   Antonym: irreverent

Derived terms

• reverentment

Related terms

• irreverent
• reverència
• reverir

Further reading

• “reverent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reverent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Etymology

From Latin d?v?tus, past participle of Latin d?vove? (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /d??vo?t/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??v??t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Verb

devote (third-person singular simple present devotes, present participle devoting, simple past and past participle devoted)

1. to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter
   • 1678, Obadiah Grew, Meditations Upon Our Saviour's Parable of The Prodigal Son

     He is the Chief of this far Countrey; and to his service, carnal and wicked men devote themselves.

   • 1879, Asa Gray, Botanical Text-book

     a leafless and simple branch […] devoted to the purpose of climbing

2. to consign over; to doom

3. to execrate; to curse

Usage notes

• Often used in the past participle form, which has become an adjective. See devoted.

Derived terms

• devotion

Related terms

• devotee

Translations

Adjective

devote (comparative more devote, superlative most devote)

1. (obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout

Anagrams

• vetoed

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

devote

1. Inflected form of devoot

German

Adjective

devote

1. inflection of devot:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

devote

1. feminine plural of devoto

Noun

devote f

1. plural of devota

Anagrams

• dovete

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /de??u?o?.te/, [d?e??u?o?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de?vo.te/, [d???v??t??]

Participle

d?v?te

1. vocative masculine singular of d?v?tus

References

• devote in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• devote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

devote

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of devotar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of devotar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of devotar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of devotar