Word: devout
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...Sepulchre and three crosses, one of which cured an ailing woman. To Constantinople, Helena sent what she believed was the True Cross (of pine), three Holy Nails† and the Holy Tunic which Christ wore to Calvary. Soon fragments of the Cross in great numbers were circulated among the devout...
...George VI, to the funeral came the Duke and Duchess of Kent. There was no question of the Queen's popularity, for Bucharest filled to overflowing with Rumanians from all over the country, many arriving from great distances. As Marie of Rumania passed to her last resting place, devout thousands groveled in prayer, made the sign of the cross...
...nobody had taken part in this absurd scheme" in Spain proper. But before the week was out Premier Casares Quiroga's "nobody" had grown to a formidable list of somebodies, including Spain's best generals, 75% of the Spanish Army of 120,000 officers and men, many devout Catholic communicants, an overwhelming majority of the numerous Roman Catholic clergy, former noblemen and landowners, Fascists and Carlists...
...barbers. He put short-weight scales in retail stores. He collected accident insurance from cleaners, dyers, shoeshine parlors. Everybody paid cheerfully and he split the money as he liked. He had good friends in the police force and at City Hall. He gave generously to the church. Being devout, he never sold dope...
...Pittsburgh 17 years ago, a devout, 20-year-old Roman Catholic named Raymond Heintz had a vocation for the priesthood. He earned his way through high school, Duquesne University, St. Vincent's Seminary by driving a taxicab. Last week, wearing clericals as seminarians do, Raymond Heintz turned in his last trip card to the cab company. Next week he is to be ordained. Pittsburgh taximen, 500 of whom planned to attend Father Heintz's first Mass, got up a fund, presented him with a fine gold chalice...