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devoted

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de·vot·ed  (d-vtd)
adj.
1. Feeling or displaying strong affection or attachment; ardent: a devoted friend.
2. Having been consecrated; dedicated.

de·voted·ly adv.
de·voted·ness n.

devoted
Adjective
feeling or demonstrating loyalty or devotion: he was clearly devoted to his family
devotedly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.devoted - zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
dedicated - devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
2.devoted - (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry"
dedicated - devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln

devoted
Translations
Spanish devoted [dɪˈvəutɪd] adj (= loyal) → leal, fiel;
the book is devoted to politics → el libro trata de política

French devoted [dɪˈvəutɪd] devote adjdévoué(e);
to be devoted to → être dévoué(e) or très attaché(e) à; [book etc] → être consacré(e) à

German devoted [dɪˈvəutɪd] devote adjtreu;
(admirer) → eifrig;
to be devoted to sb devote → jdn innig lieben;
the book is devoted to politics devote → das Buch widmet sich ganz der Politik dat

Italian devoted [dɪˈvəutɪd] adjdevoto/a;
to be devoted to → essere molto attaccato/a a

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Indeed, I know of nothing in the world that is either nobler or rarer than a devoted friendship.
At the soft-murmured words that were fulfilled In the seraphic glancing of thine eyes -- Of all who owe thee most -- whose gratitude Nearest resembles worship -- oh, remember The truest -- the most fervently devoted, And think that these weak lines are written by him -- By him who, as he pens them, thrills to think His spirit is communing with an angel's.
The Ox took under his patronage the next term of life, and therefore man in his middle age is fond of work, devoted to labor, and resolute to amass wealth and to husband his resources.
 
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