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The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
deep devotion blind devotion show devotion Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did. The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many. The book describes the knight’s devotion to his king.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dedication
Antonyms: none provided
Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A prayer (often found in the plural).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Religious offerings; alms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural, obsolete, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he returned to his devotions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prayer, supplication
Narrower terms: bhakti, novena, Stations, Stations of the Cross
religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: idolatry, veneration, cultism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worship
Narrower terms: bibliolatry, Bible-worship, verbolatry, grammatolatry, word-worship, symbolatry, symbololatry, symbol-worship, anthropolatry, worship of man, gyneolatry, gynaeolatry, woman-worship, lordolatry, thaumatolatry, miracle-worship, topolatry, place-worship
commitment to some purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the devotion of his time and wealth to science
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication
Narrower terms: cultism, hobbyism, fetish, fetich, party spirit
feelings of ardent love
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
their devotion to each other was beautiful
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: devotedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: love
From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.
Across languages
Translations 125 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
besnikëri
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Arabic :
تَفَرُّغ
(tafarruḡ)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Bulgarian :
преданост
(predanost)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Catalan :
devoció
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Dutch :
verering
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Dutch :
toewijding
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Finnish :
omistautuminen
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Finnish :
omistautuneisuus
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Galician :
devoción
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Hingebung
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Hingabe
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Zuneigung
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Zuwendung
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Ergebenheit
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Aufopferung
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Widmung
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
German :
Anhänglichkeit
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Greek :
ευλάβεια
(evláveia)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Hindi :
भक्ति
(bhakti)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Hindi :
निष्ठा
(niṣṭhā)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Hungarian :
odaadás
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Kannada :
ಮುಡಿಪು
(muḍipu)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Latin :
dēvōtiō
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Odia :
ଭକ୍ତି
(bhakti)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Polish :
poświęcenie
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Portuguese :
devoção
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Romanian :
devotament
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Romanian :
devotare
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Romanian :
devoțiune
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Russian :
посвяще́ние
(posvjaščénije)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Russian :
пре́данность
(prédannostʹ)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Sanskrit :
निष्ठा
(niṣṭhā)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Sanskrit :
भक्ति
(bhakti)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Serbo-Croatian :
predanost
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Serbo-Croatian :
posvećenost
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Spanish :
devoción
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Tagalog :
debosyon
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Telugu :
భక్తి
(bhakti)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Turkish :
fedakarlık
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Turkish :
özveri
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Urdu :
بھکتی
(bhakti)
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Venetan :
devosion
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Venetan :
devoẑion
— the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Armenian :
նվիրում
(nvirum)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Bulgarian :
привързаност
(privǎrzanost)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Bulgarian :
вярност
(vjarnost)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Chinese Mandarin :
奉獻 /奉献
(fèngxiàn)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Danish :
hengivenhed
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Dutch :
toewijding
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Finnish :
omistautuminen
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
French :
dévouement
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Ergebenheit
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Zuwendung
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Hingebung
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Hingabe
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Widmung
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Anhänglichkeit
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
German :
Aufopferung
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Hindi :
समर्पण
(samarpaṇ)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Italian :
devozione
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Māori :
whakangākau
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Polish :
oddanie
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Polish :
przywiązanie
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Portuguese :
devoção
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Portuguese :
dedicação
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Romanian :
dedicare
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Russian :
пре́данность
(prédannostʹ)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Russian :
приве́рженность
(privéržennostʹ)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Russian :
целеустремлённость
(celeustremljónnostʹ)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Russian :
ве́рность
(vérnostʹ)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Sanskrit :
अरमति
(aramati)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Spanish :
devoción
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Spanish :
dedicación
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Telugu :
భక్తి
(bhakti)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Turkish :
bağlılık
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Venetan :
devosion
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Venetan :
devoẑion
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Vietnamese :
hiến dâng
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Yiddish :
איבערגעבנקייט
(ibergebnkeyt)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Yiddish :
איבערגעגעבנקייט
(ibergegebnkeyt)
— feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Bulgarian :
набожност
(nabožnost)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Catalan :
devoció
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Dutch :
verering
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Esperanto :
pieco
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Finnish :
hurskaus
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Finnish :
omistautuminen
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
French :
dévotion
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Galician :
devoción
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Andacht
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Hingebung
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Hingabe
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Ergebenheit
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Frömmigkeit
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Verehrung
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
German :
Devotion
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Greek :
αφοσίωση
(afosíosi)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Irish :
crábhadh
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Irish :
cráifeacht
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Italian :
devozione
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Latin :
dēvōtiō
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Occitan :
devocion
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Polish :
pobożność
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Portuguese :
devoção
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Portuguese :
fervor
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Russian :
пре́данность
(prédannostʹ)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Russian :
благоче́стие
(blagočéstije)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Russian :
на́божность
(nábožnostʹ)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Sanskrit :
धी
(dhī)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Spanish :
devoción
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Spanish :
fervor
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Tamil :
பக்தி
(pakti)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Venetan :
devosion
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Venetan :
devoẑion
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Vietnamese :
mộ đạo
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Vietnamese :
sùng bái
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Yiddish :
איבערגעבנקייט
(ibergebnkeyt)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Yiddish :
איבערגעגעבנקייט
(ibergegebnkeyt)
— religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Bulgarian :
молитви
(molitvi)
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Italian :
devozione
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Māori :
inoi puku
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Polish :
modlitwa
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Russian :
моли́тва
(molítva)
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Spanish :
veneración
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Venetan :
devosion
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
Venetan :
devoẑion
— ecclesiastical: a prayer
