All 4 Uses of
devout
in
War and Peace
- "The Russians are very devout," replied Balashev.†
Chpt 9 *
- By Agrafena Ivanovna's advice Natasha prepared herself not in their own parish, but at a church where, according to the devout Agrafena Ivanovna, the priest was a man of very severe and lofty life.†
Chpt 9
- She felt in her heart a devout and tremulous awe at the thought of the punishment that overtakes men for their sins, and especially of her own sins, and she prayed to God to forgive them all, and her too, and to give them all, and her too, peace and happiness.†
Chpt 9
- His means increased rapidly; serfs from neighboring estates came to beg him to buy them, and long after his death the memory of his administration was devoutly preserved among the serfs.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(devout) very religious; or having enthusiastic support (for something)