devotion

de·vo·tion (di vō′s̸hən)

noun

the fact, quality, or state of being devoted
piety; devoutness
religious worship
one or more prayers or other religious practices, specif. of a private or nonofficial kind
loyalty or deep affection
the act of devoting

Etymology: ME devociun < OFr devotion < L devotio

Converse of object

unwaver: Respect for life is the highest worship, the bright lamp, the sweet garland and unwavering devotion.
inspire: A magazine that inspires devotion in those who have a passion to design.
express: At this point he had to express devotion to his God.
demonstrate: A visit to his own website here will demonstrate the devotion he reciprocates to his fans.
promote: To promote devotion to Our Lady and pilgrimage to Walsingham.
show: All his letters show the most intense devotion to the work.

Adjective modifier

undaunted: MID awarded for courage and undaunted devotion to duty.
selfless: Such selfless devotion to public service can't fail to please in a society almost completely cured of the idea of organized labor.
slavish: Even the worst king could, in these ways, evoke a slavish devotion in his subjects.
single-minded: Despite Wentworth's single-minded devotion to the King's interest, Charles had never entirely trusted him.
unswerving: Faith in the bible is an unswerving devotion to the truth.
wholehearted: Granted, there are occasions when we desire to express wholehearted devotion to our Lord.

Preposition: on

part: All the other evidence suggests an attitude of slavish devotion on the part of his followers.

Noun used with modifier

morning: Those who heard him lead morning devotions at the Methodist Conference never forgot him.
family: Here the female identity of family devotion intersects unusually with ' male heroics of action ' ( 70 ).
evening: Feel fresh enough now to contemplate my evening devotions at the keyboard.

Possessives

man: Carnal fuel keeps in the fire of most men's devotions.

Preposition: in

church: Even shared a devotion in kids church and learned to worship on the guitar in 2 weeks.

Preposition: of

faithful: In recent years, the devotions of the faithful have sometimes been constrained into a liturgical form that does not suit them.
saint: You preach the Word not only because of the danger of the seasons but because of the devotion of the saints.

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