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devotedness

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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.
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Noun1.devotednessdevotedness - feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"


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Benevolence, devotedness, enthusiasm, were her antipathies; for dissimulation and self-interest she had a preference--they were real wisdom in her eyes; moral and physical degradation, mental and bodily inferiority, she regarded with indulgence; they were foils capable of being turned to good account as set-offs for her own endowments.
Poor Maggie was by no means made up of unalloyed devotedness, but put forth large claims for herself where she loved strongly.
Maximilian, in his devotedness, gazed silently at her.
 
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