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"I see God in my animals, and Vantara is my temple," Anant, a devout Hindu, has said, adding: "Every being, no matter how big or how small, deserves dignity."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

In 1686, at least one now contested-account recounts the story of Sir John Knight, a devout anti-Catholic, busting into the church of St. Michael in Bristol, England, during services with a gun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Through it all, Vance seems to be hoping that the crowd that sees his “Christian charity” face isn’t the same one showing up to hoot at his lame “no homo” jokes about the devout Talarico.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

These dozen or so new worshippers - clustered around a band called Present Tense - were devout but disillusioned with traditional Anglican worship.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The kneeling man appeared so devout, so adoring of Our Lady.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

He finds them the same men, although with better and devouter hearts, as we are at this day.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various

After which he procured them food and medicines, which he begged from the devouter sort, and himself attended them both day and night.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Sir Walter Scott

Mrs. Orr, devouter votary than I, explains that Browning meant "that everything which disturbs the equal balance of human life gives a vital impulse to the soul."

From Browning's Heroines by Maxwell Armfield

The devouter portion of the people still pray, and on the whole, live sober, righteous and godly lives; but multitudes are discouraged, and take themselves away.

From Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker

Robinson Crusoe on his island could not have had a devouter thankfulness when he recovered the articles from the wreck than we had in the contemplation of our treasure.

From The Wayfarers by J. C. Snaith

And so it has been with thousands and thousands more of the devoutest and sincerest souls.

From Love's Final Victory by Horatio

It would be still possible even for the devoutest Wagnerian disciple to hear such a concert, perhaps, without leaving the hall in indignation, perhaps even without a protest.

From From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 by George William Curtis

It is a scathing comment on the influence of skepticism upon a people that, in general, the highest feeling of nationality is coexistent with the devoutest piety.

From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst

In 1615 was born Richard Baxter, one of the purest and wisest and devoutest of men—and no mean poet either.

From England's Antiphon by George MacDonald

From being mutineer and homicide, he had turned Christian and teacher, and his nation of twenty-seven persons was now the purest and devoutest in Christendom.

From Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories by Mark Twain