Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "vroom" is om diep toegewyd te wees aan 'n bepaalde godsdiens of godsdienstige geloof, of om ernstig en opreg aan 'n saak of oortuiging toegewy te wees. Dit kan ook verwys na die toon van eerbied of vroomheid teenoor 'n godheid of godsdienstige figuur, of om godsdienstig oplettend en getrou te wees in 'n mens se daaglikse praktyke. Daarbenewens kan dit 'n persoon beskryf wat opreg, ernstig en toegewyd is in hul oortuigings en optrede, of wat 'n sterk verbintenis tot morele of etiese beginsels toon.
1. Lach was a devout follower of the god, ever aware of the favor Cearus had shown him by gifting him with such considerable Adept abilities.
2. Mary, devout and pious, convinced herself that Elizabeth must be afforded a final opportunity to save her soul and sent a priest to accompany her on her journey.
3. Whispered secrets shared between the devout, secrets that to an amazing degree were kept.
4. Thomases or other doctors of the Church, observing as they do a decorum so ingenious that in one sentence they describe a distracted lover and in the next deliver a devout little sermon that it is a pleasure and a treat to hear and read.
5. Then, reading from his account-book as if he were repeating some devout prayer, in the middle of his delivery he raised his hand and gave him a sturdy blow on the neck, and then, with his own sword, a smart slap on the shoulder, all the while muttering between his teeth as if he was saying his prayers.
6. Fewer still would believe he was a Bretan follower, a devout follower, working in the service of a reclusive warrior-wizard Bretan monk.
7. From the throne sprang the Rogarian brand of religion, that sect so devout and so rigid in its absolutes, and so determined to rid the foul taint of all things Bretan.
8. Among the Rogarians were a small group of devout followers who searched for and destroyed those within the faith who willfully strayed from the fold and wished to create a schism, a parting, of believers.
9. It was said that Claudius Decidius was a devout man.
10. His folks were devout Christians and taught him to live a moral life.