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de·vo·tion

(dĭ-vō′shən)
n.
1. Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle.
2. Religious ardor or zeal; piety.
3.
a. often devotions An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.
b. A religious text presenting a prayer, frequently accompanied by an introductory scriptural passage and a homiletic gloss.
4. The act of devoting or the state of being devoted: the devotion of resources to research.
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devotion

(dɪˈvəʊʃən)
n
1. (often foll by to) strong attachment (to) or affection (for a cause, person, etc) marked by dedicated loyalty
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) religious zeal; piety
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (often plural) religious observance or prayers
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de•vo•tion

(dɪˈvoʊ ʃən)

n.
1. earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.
2. profound dedication, esp. to religion; consecration.
3. the act of devoting.
4. Often, devotions. religious observance or worship; a form of prayer or worship for special use.
[1150–1200; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:devotion - feelings of ardent love]devotion - feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
2. devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
allegiance, commitment, loyalty, dedication - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
cultism - devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult
hobbyism - a devotion to hobbies
fetich - excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"
party spirit - devotion to a political party
3. [画像:devotion - religious zeal]devotion - religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
worship - the activity of worshipping
Bible-worship, bibliolatry - the worship of the Bible
grammatolatry, verbolatry, word-worship - the worship of words
symbolatry, symbololatry, symbol-worship - the worship of symbols
anthropolatry, worship of man - the worship of human beings
gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship - the worship of women
lordolatry - the worship of a lord because of his rank or title
miracle-worship, thaumatolatry - the worship of miracles
place-worship, topolatry - the worship of places
4. devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
prayer, supplication - the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
bhakti - (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
novena - a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
Stations, Stations of the Cross - (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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devotion

plural noun
1. prayers, religious observance, church service, prayer meeting, matins, vespers, divine office He performs his devotions twice a day.
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devotion

noun
1. Deep and ardent affection:
2. The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith:
3. A state of often extreme religious ardour:
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Translations
إخْلاصتَقْديس
bezmezná láskaoddanost
hengivenhedtroskab
odaadás
ást; dálætihelgun, fórn fyrir málstaî
bezhraničná láska
predanost
bağlılık düşkünlükkendini adama

devotion

[dɪˈvəʊʃən] N
1. (to spouse, relative, football team, pop star) (also Rel) → devoción f (to por) (to friend) → lealtad f (to a) (to studies, duty, work, cause) → dedicación f (to a)
2. devotions (Rel) → oraciones fpl
to be at one's devotions → estar rezando
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devotion

[dɪˈvəʊʃən] n
(= love) → dévouement m, attachement m
devotion to sb → dévouement à qn, dévouement envers qn, attachement à qn
(= commitment) → dévouement m
devotion to sth [+ job, cause] → dévouement à qch
(= religious feeling) → dévotion f, piété f
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devotion

n
(to friend, wife etc) → Ergebenheit f → (to gegenüber); (to work) → Hingabe f (→ to an +acc); devotion to duty → Pflichteifer m
(of part of building, time etc) (→ für) → Verwendung f; (of resources) → Bestimmung f
devotions pl (Rel) → Andacht f; to be at one’s devotions → in Andacht versunken sein
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devotion

[dɪˈvəʊʃ/ən] n devotion (to) (studies etc) → devozione f (a), dedizione f (a); (friend, family) → attaccamento (a), fedeltà (a) devotions npl (Rel) → devozioni fpl
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devote

(diˈvəut) verb
(with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for. She devotes her life to music. toewy يُكَرِّسُ، يُخَصِّصُ посвещавам (се) devotar zasvětit, věnovat sich widmen vie; hellige αφιερώνω, αφοσιώνομαι dedicar pühendama وقف کردن؛ اختصاص دادن omistaa consacrer לְהַקדִיש समर्पित करना, वफादार posvetiti se szentel mengabdikan helga, fórna dedicare, consacrare ささげる 헌신하다 (pa)skirti, pašvęsti veltīt; ziedot menumpukan wijden vie, hellige poświęcać, ofiarować وقفول، جارول، قربانول، اختصاص وركول devotar a (se) consacra посвящать zasvätiť posvetiti (se) posvetiti ägna อุทิศ adamak, vakfetmek 獻身於... присвячувати себе чомусь مکمل طور پر وقف کر دینا hiến dâng 献身于...
deˈvoted adjective
1. (sometimes with to) loving and loyal. a devoted friend; I am devoted to him. toegewyde, toegeneë مُخْلِص، أمين посветен devotado oddaný, věrný ergeben hengiven; trofast αφοσιωμένος, πιστός leal, fiel truu وفادار؛ صادق omistautunut attaché מסור वफादार odan hű setia trúr, tryggur devoto, affezionato 献身的な 헌신적인 atsidavęs uzticīgs; pieķēries patuh toegewijd hengiven, trofast oddany صادق devotado devotat преданный oddaný, verný zvest odan tillgiven, trogen ซื่อสัตย์ sadık, bağlı 忠實的 вірний; відданий نہایت وفادار tận tụy 忠诚的
2. (with to) given up (to). He is devoted to his work. toegewy wees aan كَرِّس حَياتَه отдавам се dedicado oddaný eifrig opslugt af αφοσιωμένος dedicado pühendunud از خود گذشته omistautunut dévoué נאמן ל- लग्नशील predan poslu odaadó berbakti hafa einlægan áhuga, hafa helgað sig e-u dedicato, consacrato 専念して 전념하는 atsidavęs nodevies patah semangat gehecht aan engasjert, pasjonert, oppslukt oddany قربانول dedicado devotat целиком отдающийся oddaný predan posvećen hängiven ทุ่มเทให้กับ kendini adamış 專心於...的 відданий نزر کر دینا hết lòng 专心于...的
devotee (devəˈtiː) noun
a keen follower; an enthusiast. a devotee of football. aanhanger, liefhebber ناذِرٌ نَفْسَه، مُتَحَمِّس предан fã ctitel, vyznavač, fanda der Anhänger fan; tilhænger λάτρης devoto innukas austaja دوستدار؛ هواخواه ihailija partisan/-ane חוֹבֵב נִלהָב भक्त sljedbenik rajongója vminek pengikut setia einlægur aðdáandi appassionato 献身者 열성가 pasekėjas, garbintojas, entuziastas cienītājs; mīļotājs; entuziasts penganut fanaat ivrig tilhenger, entusiast entuzjasta هوا خوا fA pasionat, fan приверженец nadšenec privrženec ljubitelj hängiven anhängare, fantast ผู้อุทิศตัว taraftar; meraklı, düşkün 愛好者 захоплена (чимсь) людина; ентузіаст پر جوش پیرو tín đồ 热爱者
deˈvotion noun
1. great love. her undying devotion for her children. toegeneentheid, gehegtheid تَقْديس привързаност devoção bezmezná láska die Hingabe hengivenhed αφοσίωση, λατρεία cariño, afecto, amor kiindumus دلبستگی؛ وفاداری kiintymys dévouement מסירות प्राणार्पण odanost rajongás kasih sayang ást; dálæti devozione 献身的な愛 헌신 atsidavimas pieķeršanās; ziedošanās kesetiaan toewijding hengivenhet, oppofrende kjærlighet oddanie وقف، مينه، جذبه: عبادت، لمونځ، ښه سړيتوب (په جمع كى dedicação devotament привязанность bezhraničná láska vdanost privrženost tillgivenhet, kärlek ความรัก bağlılık, düşkünlük 熱心 відданість والہانہ وابستگی sự tận tâm 热心
2. the act of devoting or of being devoted. devotion to duty. toewyding إخْلاص преданост devoção oddanost der Eifer troskab αφοσίωση devoción, dedicación pühendumine از خود گذشتگی؛ فداکاری omistautuminen dévouement התמסרות सर्म्पण उत्सर्ग predavanje odaadás pengabdian helgun, fórn fyrir málstað devozione 専念 헌신함 atsidavimas, pasišventimas nodošanās ketaatan toewijding hengivenhet; plikttroskap poświęcenie, oddanie وقف dedicação devotament преданность oddanosť vdanost predanost hängivenhet การอุทิศตัว kendini adama 獻身 віддане служіння وابستگی کا عمل sự tận tụy 献身
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"If ever the time comes, when the devotion of my whole heart and soul and strength will give you a moment's happiness, or spare you a moment's sorrow, will you try to remember the poor drawing- master who has taught you?" She, who now remembered so little of the trouble and terror of a later time, remembered those words, and laid her poor head innocently and trustingly on the bosom of the man who had spoken them.
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.that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
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Devotion borrows Music's tone, And Music took Devotion's wing; And, like the bird that hails the sun, They soar to heaven, and soaring sing.
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"Yes, my lord, and from pure devotion to the cause, for Monsieur de Bracieux is rich."
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To my thinking, a woman's religion ought not to lessen her devotion to her earthly lord.
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"You persist in deceiving yourself, monsieur, and never will accept of me the only thing I am willing to give you -- devotion."
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He loved her jealously, with an inextinguishable ardour and an insatiable desire - he loved her with a masterful devotion and an infinite trustfulness.
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Most fortunate," he said to his wife, dismissing Vronsky altogether, "that I should just have half an hour to meet you, so that I can prove my devotion," he went on in the same jesting tone.
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Also a basket hung over the back of a chair, in which he vainly tried to hoist his too confiding sister, who, with feminine devotion, allowed her little head to be bumped till rescued, when the young inventor indignantly remarked, "Why, Marmar, dat's my lellywaiter, and me's trying to pull her up."
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But if he only lives twenty-one days, he will find out that only those rare natures that are made up of pluck, endurance, devotion to duty for duty's sake, and invincible determination may hope to venture upon so tremendous an enterprise as the keeping of a journal and not sustain a shameful defeat.
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TO MY MOTHER TO WHOM I OWE A LIFETIME OF A MOTHER'S MOST SELF-SACRIFICING DEVOTION
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There was in it, no doubt, filial devotion, domestic attachment; there was also the fascination of one spirit by another spirit.
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