English Explanatory Dictionary

devotion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
  2. Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
  3. A prayer (often found in the plural).
  4. Religious offerings; alms.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvəʊʃən/ /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ En-us-devotion.ogg

Word forms

devotion devotions

Etymology

From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.

Synonyms

dedication

Derived words

devotional devotionless lip devotion misdevotion overdevotion self-devotion undevotion
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