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Meanings of devotion in English

Portuguese
devoção
Spanish
amor transcendental
Catalan
devoció

Religious concept.

Related terms
devoção
Portuguese
veneração
Catalan
veneració
Spanish
devoción

Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God.

veneração
Catalan
devoció
Spanish
devoción

Feelings of ardent love.

devoció
Synonyms
Examples for "devotedness"
Examples for "devotedness"
1
Without poetry, there is no loftiness in friendship, no devotedness in love.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 / Volume 17, New Series, J...
2
There is a devotedness in female love that admits of no rivalry.
The Spy
3
Her admirers were numberless and pursued her with the most emphatic devotedness.
The Doctor's Daughter
4
But this gallant act of self-devotedness was not without its terrible price.
The Canadian Brothers; Or, The Prophecy Fulfilled: A Tale of the...
5
They gave themselves an air of accomplishing an act of supreme devotedness.
Theresa Raquin
Usage of devotion in English
1
We find but very little of such devotion; no, not in Israel.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
2
The idea of this devotion was the shaping idea of his life.
Milton
3
Yes; but it is not personal devotion that is the qualification needed.
Lothair
4
He suspected Fiona's friends saw right through him to his eternal devotion.
Gingham bride
5
Now am I prepared to speak in deeds, in faithfulness, in devotion.
Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ
6
The answer lies in the widespread devotion to realism instead of idealism.
A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the G...
7
The Unicef UK team is tireless in its devotion to its work.
The Guardian
8
Is it really possible that all trace of her devotion has vanished?
The crimson petal and the white
9
This beautiful devotion is perpetuated in the monastery to the present day.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation
10
Jon inspired loyalty and steadfast devotion among his friends and his colleagues.
Wired
11
Establish in them the habit of devotion: Shape their consciences by prayer.
The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Ch...
12
And all the devotion of Myra will end in your destroying her.
Endymion
13
Independence has not made me free, nor has it diminished my devotion.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
14
This was the first glorious victory through the devotion of the rosary.
The Excellence of the Rosary / Conferences for Devotions in Hono...
15
For I accept all this devotion in the name of sacred art.
Fromont and Risler — Volume 2
16
Our poets have sung in loftiest strains of the devotion of woman.
The Hindered Hand; or, The Reign of the Repressionist
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common