The phrase "devout without" can be used in written English.
It is grammatically correct and can be used as a descriptive phrase to convey a person's level of devotion or commitment to something. Example: Despite growing up in a religious household, Maria remained devout without blindly following all of the church's teachings.
To be against violence, frightened of fanaticism, acutely conscious of the customary nature of our most devout attachments — without this foundation in realism, political action always pivots toward puritanical self-righteousness.
One thing that helps is big presidential speeches (in Turkey in April and in Cairo this week); another is a sprinkling of domestic job offers, mostly to younger Muslim Americans.In Turkey Mr Obama's visit is remembered less for what he said, than for some neat choreography that managed to please devout Muslims without upsetting secularists.
And I admire him for being open-minded enough to marry a devout Muslim without even asking her to convert.
He was exceptionally devout, once going without food for the 40 days of Lent, in emulation of Christ.
The celebrations, held on a chilly and drizzly day and attended by a multiracial throng that was more devout than militant, passed without incident.
Since Mr. Seinfeld, the book says, has spent his adult life interested in Scientology, Transcendental Meditation and Zen Buddhism without being devout about his Judaism, this emphasis is odd.
My grandfather, a sweet devout Catholic, yet not without the Somoza smart ass gene, wryly told Father Leigh at his church that his sister Margie was dating a plumber.
It claims the devout, church-going Ulsterman died without his identity ever being revealed.
The African-American music that finds the promise of hope amid tribulation was just about everybody's music at an all-star event designed to be somberly uplifting and devout, as well as celebratory without triumphalism.
WASHINGTON — Gospel and soul set the tone on Sunday afternoon for "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial". The African-American music that finds the promise of hope amid tribulation was just about everybody's music at an all-star event designed to be somberly uplifting and devout, as well as celebratory without triumphalism.
