devotion
profound dedication, especially to religion.
earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.
an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.: the devotion of one's wealth and time to scientific advancement.
Often devotions .Ecclesiastical. religious observance or worship; a form of prayer or worship for special use.
Origin of devotion
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Other words from devotion
- pre·de·vo·tion, noun
- su·per·de·vo·tion, noun
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How to use devotion in a sentence
No wonder many in the US and Europe have begun questioning the underpinnings of capitalism—particularly its devotion to free markets and its faith in the power of economic growth to create prosperity and solve our problems.
Capitalism is in crisis. To save it, we need to rethink economic growth. | Katie McLean | October 14, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMembers of the ARMY, the self-ascribed title for BTS fans, told Reuters last week that buying stock in Big Hit Entertainment was a sign of their devotion to the group.
Fans of K-pop’s BTS are mobilizing on a new platform: The stock market | Grady McGregor | September 28, 2020 | FortuneWhen she asks the emperor whom she just saved to send her home and the court gasps in shock, the emperor informs the watching crowd that “devotion to family is an essential virtue.”
The history of Mulan, from a 6th-century ballad to the live-action Disney movie | Constance Grady | September 4, 2020 | VoxTheir devotion to Holy Scripture, however, is highly selective.
Unfortunately, my overall lifestyle serves as a poor alibi for this level of athletic devotion.
Certainly, she seems to command near-total devotion among her clients.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSuch warm expressions of devotion would come as news to Foer and Wieseltier.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine | Lloyd Grove | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe level of devotion is more intense than one might find in Lake Forest, California.
Is India’s Fallen ‘God-Man’ So Different From a Megachurch Pastor? | Jay Michaelson | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, our devotion to those ideals has only been strengthened by the selfless heroism we have seen.
Indeed, he is respectfully mystified by the almost religious devotion Morrissey inspires.
This Charming Man: Meet 'Ronnissey,' Brooklyn's Fake Morrissey | Michael Moynihan | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThis has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyI must aspire to the agitating transports of self-devotion, in scenes of sacrifice and peril!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAnd now there was added to this devotion an element of indefinable anxiety which made its vigilance unceasing.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonNo man was likely to see Ramona with Alessandro without perceiving the rare quality of her devotion to him.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for devotion
/ (dɪˈvəʊʃən) /
(often foll by to) strong attachment (to) or affection (for a cause, person, etc) marked by dedicated loyalty
religious zeal; piety
(often plural) religious observance or prayers
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