devotion Definition
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
devotion Synonyms
devotion
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devotion Usage Examples
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
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