How to use "devout" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "devout" in popular movie and book plots

  • There he meets the much-younger Clara Bowden, a Jamaican woman whose mother, Hortense, is a devout Jehovah's Witness.  - White Teeth
  • Father Michael Logan (Clift) is a devout Catholic priest in Ste.  - I Confess (film)
  • Micca (a devout tippler) pleads for its release but the assembly will not negotiate with Mnesilochus and he stabs the baby anyway.  - Thesmophoriazusae
  • Jimmy's overbearing and devout Christian mother only exposes him to Highlights magazine and the Land of the Lost for entertainment.  - Bubble Boy (film)
  • Arthur is loyal to Rome and a devout Catholic, but follows the teachings of Pelagianism, which many consider heretical.  - King Arthur (2004 film)
  • Emeth, one of Rishda's men and a devout follower of Tash, insists on seeing his god.  - The Last Battle
  • Louise is a devout Catholic.  - The Heart of the Matter
  • A devout Catholic, she doesn't want Carter to reveal this publicly, but Carter prints the story anyway.  - Absence of Malice
  • Alan's mother, Dora, is a devout Christian who has read to him daily from the Bible.  - Equus (play)
  • As a devout anti-technology Butlerian, she assists Emperor Salvador Corrino in his raid on the Rossak school.  - Bene Gesserit
  • For Amy, a devout Quaker and pacifist, the solution is simple—leave town before Miller arrives; but Kane's sense of duty and honor is strong.  - High Noon
  • This sense of guilt is amplified by his devout Catholicism.  - The Conversation
  • Howie, a devout Christian, is disturbed to find the islanders paying homage to the pagan Celtic gods of their ancestors.  - The Wicker Man
  • Indeed, Salieri, who has been a devout Catholic all his life, cannot believe that God would choose Mozart over him for such a gift.  - Amadeus
  • Charlie is torn between his devout Catholicism and his Mafia ambitions.  - Mean Streets
  • His devout sister Jennie (Cheryl Campbell) disapproves of Liddell's plans to pursue competitive running.  - Chariots of Fire

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