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fromm

fromm

German

Adjective

fromm (comparative frömmer or frommer, superlative am frömmsten or am frommsten)

  1. pious
  2. (archaic) righteous

Usage notes

  • In contemporary usage, fromm tends to be read as “observant of religious customs” rather than “steeped in faith and devotion”. It therefore may, but need not, have the negative overtone of “sanctimonious”. A more unambiguously positive word would be tiefreligiös.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German fruma. Cognate with German fromm, Dutch vroom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʀom/
    • Rhymes: -om

Adjective

fromm (masculine frommen, neuter frommt, comparative méi fromm, superlative am frommsten)

  1. pious, devout

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