devotion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ (US)
Etymology
From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
deep devotion
The book describes the knight’s devotion to his king.
show devotion
Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.
The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many.
blind devotion
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(uncountable, usually) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
- (countable, usually) A prayer (often found in the plural).
- (in-plural, obsolete, uncountable, usually) Religious offerings; alms.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devotions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overdevotion · lip devotion · devotionless · self-devotion · devotional · misdevotion · undevotion
Synonyms
Translations (131)
la dēvōtiō (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · es devoción (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · sh posvećenost (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · te భక్తి (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · bg молитви (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · hi भक्ति (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · pt fervor (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ta பக்தி (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · sa भक्ति (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Andacht (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ru моли́тва (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · bg вярност (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · de Hingebung (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · ga cráifeacht (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ru пре́данность (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · tr fedakarlık (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Anhänglichkeit (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · pl poświęcenie (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · eo devocio (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Widmung (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · pl przywiązanie (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · ca devoció (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · yi איבערגעבנקייט (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · es fervor (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ru благоче́стие (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · or ଭକ୍ତି (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · yi איבערגעגעבנקייט (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · la dēvōtiō (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ro devotament (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ga crábhadh (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · vec devoẑion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · oc devocion (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · de Zuneigung (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ro devoțiune (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · nl devotie (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Zuwendung (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Hingabe (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Ergebenheit (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ro devotare (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · pt dedicação (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · de Anhänglichkeit (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · fi omistautuminen (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · hi समर्पण (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · uk девоція (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · vi mộ đạo (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · cmn 奉獻 /奉献 (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · tl debosyon (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · nl verering (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · hy նվիրում (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · fr dévouement (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · el αφοσίωση (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · pl oddanie (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · fi omistautuneisuus (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Aufopferung (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · it devozione (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · fi omistautuminen (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · sh predanost (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · pt devoção (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Hingebung (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · es dedicación (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · ru целеустремлённость (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · te భక్తి (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · fr dévotion (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ru ве́рность (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · fi omistautuminen (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · vec devosion (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · es devoción (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · yi איבערגעבנקייט (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · vi hiến dâng (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · es veneración (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · mi inoi puku (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · ro dedicare (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · vec devoẑion (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · de Ergebenheit (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Frömmigkeit (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · nl toewijding (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · de Hingabe (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · cy defosiwn (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ru посвяще́ние (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · nl verering (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · vec devosion (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ru пре́данность (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · tr özveri (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · sq besnikëri (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ru на́божность (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · de Widmung (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · da hengivenhed (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · hi निष्ठा (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · hu odaadás (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · it devozione (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · vi sùng bái (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · eo pieco (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · fi hurskaus (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · el ευλάβεια (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ur بھکتی (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · vec devosion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · pt devoção (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · sa अरमति (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · oc devocion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · mi whakangākau (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · gl devoción (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Hingebung (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · pl modlitwa (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · de Ergebenheit (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · vec devoẑion (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · de Verehrung (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · ar تَفَرُّغ (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · bg набожност (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · sa निष्ठा (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · vec devoẑion (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · nl toewijding (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · fr dévotion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ru приве́рженность (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · bg привързаност (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · kn ಮುಡಿಪು (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · yi איבערגעגעבנקייט (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · tr bağlılık (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · ca devoció (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · pl pobożność (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · pt devoção (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · vec devosion (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · it devozione (ecclesiastical: a prayer) · de Devotion (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · es devoción (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · de Zuwendung (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · de Hingabe (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · bg преданост (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · ru пре́данность (the act or state of devoting or being devoted) · gl devoción (religious veneration, zeal, or piety) · de Aufopferung (feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication) · sa धी (religious veneration, zeal, or piety)