Both Uses of
devout
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- For certainly Mrs. Merriweather was the most devout lady in Maycomb.
p. 263.4 *devout = religious
- She was the second most devout lady in Maycomb.
p. 265.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(devout) very religious; or having enthusiastic support (for something)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, and typically found only in classic literature, devout can be used as a synonym for earnest or sincere.