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devotion Noun 1. strong attachment to or affection for someone or something 2. religious zeal; piety 3. devotions religious observance or prayers devotional adj
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devotion noun 1. love, passion, affection, intensity, attachment, zeal, fondness, fervour, adoration, ardour, earnestness noun 2. dedication, commitment, loyalty, allegiance, fidelity, adherence, constancy, faithfulness << OPPOSITE indifference noun 3. worship, reverence, spirituality, holiness, piety, sanctity, adoration, godliness, religiousness, devoutness << OPPOSITE irreverence plural noun 4. prayers, religious observance, church service, divine office Translations devotion [dɪˈvəuʃən] devote n (affection) → Ergebenheit f; (dedication) → Hingabe f; (Rel) → Andacht f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. But he smiled upon us all, and I had no chance to distinguish myself from the rest by any act of devotion before the blessed vision faded, though for long afterwards, in impassioned reveries, I accosted him and claimed him kindred because of my fealty, and because I would have been Spanish if I could. "You lay too much stress on your devotion for me to value it much," she responded in the same jesting tone, involuntarily listening to the sound of Vronsky's steps behind them. |
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