Meaning & use
Devoutly
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In a deeply religious or sincerely earnest manner.
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She prayed devoutly every morning before starting her day.
He devoutly believed that hard work would eventually pay off.
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Shakespeare's famous line "'tis a consummation devoutly to be wished" (Hamlet) shows the word's older sense of earnest, heartfelt hope, beyond strictly religious contexts.
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