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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

  1. (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
  2. (uncountable, usually) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
    • He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
  3. (countable, usually) A prayer (often found in the plural).
  4. (in-plural, obsolete, uncountable, usually) Religious offerings; alms.

Forms

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Deriveds

overdevotion · lip devotion · devotionless · self-devotion · devotional · misdevotion · undevotion

Synonyms

dedication

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)