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Definition of Devotion
1. Noun. Feelings of ardent love. "Their devotion to each other was beautiful"
2. Noun. Commitment to some purpose. "The devotion of his time and wealth to science"
Specialized synonyms: Cultism, Hobbyism, Fetich, Fetish, Party Spirit
Derivative terms: Devote
3. Noun. Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God.
Generic synonyms: Worship
Specialized synonyms: Bible-worship, Bibliolatry, Grammatolatry, Verbolatry, Word-worship, Symbol-worship, Symbolatry, Symbololatry, Anthropolatry, Worship Of Man, Gynaeolatry, Gyneolatry, Woman-worship, Lordolatry, Miracle-worship, Thaumatolatry, Place-worship, Topolatry
Derivative terms: Devote, Idolatrous
4. Noun. (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently). "He returned to his devotions"
Specialized synonyms: Bhakti, Novena, Stations, Stations Of The Cross
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Definition of Devotion
1. n. The act of devoting; consecration.
Definition of Devotion
1. Noun. The act or state of devoting or being devoted ¹
2. Noun. Feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication ¹
3. Noun. Religious veneration, zeal, or piety ¹
4. Noun. (ecclesiastical) A prayer (qualifier often found in the plural) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Devotion
1. the act of devoting [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devotion
Literary usage of Devotion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Heart of Mary, devotion то THE.—As in the article on devotion to the ... (1) Just
as devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is only a form of devotion to the ..."
2. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"Chiefly oughtest thou to humble thyself when thou feelest inwardly little or no
devotion, yet not to be too much cast down, nor to grieve out of measure. ..."
3. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition by William Law, Charles Bigg (1899)
"XX Recommending devotion at twelve o' Clock, call'(l in Scripture the sixth hour
... This frequency of devotion equally desirable by all orders of people. ..."
4. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1890)
"No doubt but what he felt a certain interest in me, but his interest was not
devotion, and man might go his way and be hanged, rather than horse would meet ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"After a while he left Sinell and entered the monastery of Bangor on the coast of
Down, which It was bought by Rawlinson at the Duke devotion and the strict ..."
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