Both Uses of
devout
in
The Aeneid
- He pass'd the mark; and, wheeling, got before: Gyas blasphem'd the gods, devoutly swore, Cried out for anger, and his hair he tore.†
Book 5 *devoutly = in a manner that is very religious, or offers enthusiastic support (for something)
- Yet from our lineage he derives his name, And, in the fourth degree, from god Pilumnus came; Yet he devoutly pays you rites divine, And offers daily incense at your shrine.†
Book 10
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) 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.