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devotion

/dɪˈvoʊʃən/noun3 syllables

Devotion means: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God.

Synonyms for devotion4

noun, as in religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

veneration, cultism

noun, as in feelings of ardent love

devotedness

also used for devotion

dedication

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does devotion mean?4

noun

1

religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

2

feelings of ardent love“their devotion to each other was beautiful”

3

commitment to some purpose“the devotion of his time and wealth to science”

4

(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)“he returned to his devotions”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with devotion?8

three syllables

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Devotion in a sentence

  • The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.unknown
  • It was your tireless efforts and devotion that made the event successful.CM
  • The old woman fingered each bead of her rosary with deep devotion.darinmex
  • Every house of devotion should become a school of science.teapot
  • Barclay's devotion to his wife was greater than his wife's to Barclay.Hybrid
  • The Baháʼí devotion to beauty is one of my favorite things about them.shekitten
  • They sacrificed this goat in devotion to God.Nuel
  • I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of devotion

as a noun

plural
devotions