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Definition of Devoted

1. Adjective. Zealous in devotion or affection. "Devoted friends"

2. Adjective. (followed by 'to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use. "A life devoted to poetry"

Definition of Devoted

1. a. Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.

Definition of Devoted

1. Adjective. Vowed; dedicated; consecrated. ¹

2. Adjective. Zealous; characterized by devotion. ¹

3. Adjective. (obsolete) cursed; doomed. ¹

4. Verb. (past of devote) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Devoted

1. devote [v] - See also: devote

Lexicographical Neighbors of Devoted

devolvement devolves devolving devon devonian devons devoration devorations devore devot

devotaries devotary devotchka devotchkas devote devoted (current term) devoted(p) devotedly devotedness devotednesses

devotee devotees devotement devotements devoter devoters devotes devoting devotion devotional

Literary usage of Devoted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"The first fascicle is devoted to the vegetation of southern Brazil and is the work ... Fascicle 4, devoted to tropical and subtropical Mexican vegetation, ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"Even in his schooldays he had devoted much attention to the geology of his ... And it was to this branch of science that Nicholson now mainly devoted his ..."

3. Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion by Jane Austen, Henry Thomas Austen (1818)
"... He was devoted to Henrietta,; always turning towards her; and when he spoke, at all, always with the view of, supporting her ..."

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