Burning and Devout

Burning

Burning adjective - Being on fire.

Devout and burning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devout" instead an adjective "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Devout

Devout adjective - Firm in one's allegiance to someone or something.

Burning and devout are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead an adjective "Devout".

Nearby Word: devoutly

Both words in one sentence

  • He was also a devout Buddhist and was very troubled when he saw Nobunaga burning down Buddhist temples (and everyone inside) on Mt. Hiei.
  • In Zodiac the super-villain Hellhound is a devout believer who derives horrible pleasure from burning others to death with his flame powers, seeing Hell as his vision of Heaven surrounded by an eternity of burning flesh.
    Source: Hell Seeker
  • Death by Irony Oda Nobunaga, a big fan of using fire to solve his problems and forcing enemies to commit seppuku, and who also loathed the Buddhist warrior monks, was ultimately cornered in a burning temple and forced to commit seppuku by an attack by a devout Buddhist.
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