Devout and Humble

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

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

Nearby Word: devoutly

Humble adjective - Not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness.

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Devout and humble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devout" instead an adjective "Humble".

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly

The protagonist, Prior Philip, is a humble, genuinely devout man who seemingly has no limit to his compassion.

Source: Holier Than Thou
Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame is an agnostic, as evidenced in one of her song numbers, and is portrayed as being more humble and loving than Frollo or other self-serving, more devout Christians.

Source: Acceptable Religious Targets
You see, Elvis was a devout Christian and genuinely humble man, so to his mind "The King" was, well, the King of Kings, and "the King of Rock and Roll" was Fats Domino (he felt that he had only gotten the appellation because he was white and that Domino was a far better musician).

Source: Do Not Call Me "Paul"

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