DEVOTION
\dɪvˈə͡ʊʃən], \dɪvˈəʊʃən], \d_ɪ_v_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DEVOTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
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religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
By Princeton University
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feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
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religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of devoting; consecration.
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The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness.
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Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer.
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Disposal; power of disposal.
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A thing consecrated; an object of devotion.
By Oddity Software
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The act of devoting; consecration.
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The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness.
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Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer.
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Disposal; power of disposal.
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A thing consecrated; an object of devotion.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of dedicating or consecrating; the state of being dedicated; strong affection; ardent love; as, the devotion of a mother to her child; religious worship; piety; prayer: usually in plural.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Consecration: giving up of the mind to the worship of God: piety: prayer: strong affection or attachment: ardor.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of devoting, or the state of being devoted; devoutness; zeal.
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An act of worship; prayer; usually in the plural.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. State of being set apart or dedicated; especially to the worship or service of God;—yielding of the heart to God; solemn and reverent spirit; piety; prayer; performance of religious duties; ardent zeal for the truth;—ardent attachment to any cause or principle; voluntary addiction to and effort for;—ardour; earnestness.
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Piety, acts of religion; an act of external worship; prayer, expression of devotion; the state of the mind under a strong sense of dependence upon God; an act of reverence, respect, or ceremony; strong affection, ardent love; disposal, power.
By Thomas Sheridan
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