All 4 Uses of
devout
in
Gone with the Wind
- She knew she should believe devoutly, as they did, that a born lady remained a lady, even if reduced to poverty, but she could not make herself believe it now.†
Chpt 4.35 *devoutly = in a manner that is very religious, or offers enthusiastic support (for something)
- Carreen, more devoutly Catholic than her sisters, had been very upset that Scarlett had neglected to bring a priest from Atlanta with her and had only been a little eased by the reminder that when the priest came down to marry Will and Suellen, he could read the services over Gerald.†
Chpt 4.40
- Only Melanie and Carreen realized that a devoutly Catholic Irishman was being laid to rest by the Church of England's service.†
Chpt 4.40
- When she gets back from Tara she will start again hammer and tongs with the store and those mills which I wish devoutly would explode some night.†
Chpt 5.57
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.