Meaning of DEVOTION
| Pronunciation: | | di'vowshun
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- [n] (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
- [n] religious zeal; willingness to serve God
- [n] commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
- [n] feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
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| | Synonyms: | | devotedness, idolatry, veneration |
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| | See Also: | | allegiance, anthropolatry, Bible-worship, bibliolatry, commitment, dedication, fetich, fetish, grammatolatry, gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, lordolatry, love, loyalty, miracle-worship, novena, party spirit, place-worship, prayer, stations of the Cross, supplication, symbolatry, symbololatry, symbol-worship, thaumatolatry, topolatry, verbolatry, woman-worship, word-worship, worship, worship of man | |
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| | Definition: | | \De*vo"tion\, n. [F. d['e]votion, L. devotio.]
1. The act of devoting; consecration.
2. 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.
Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion.
--Macaulay.
3. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong
attachment; act of worship; prayer. ``The love of public
devotion.'' --Hooker.
4. Disposal; power of disposal. [Obs.]
They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned
backward and forward, as we please. --Godwin.
5. A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [R.]
Churches and altars, priests and all devotions,
Tumbled together into rude chaos. --Beau. & Fl.
{Days of devotion}. See under {Day}.
Syn: Consecration; devoutness; religiousness; piety;
attachment; devotedness; ardor; earnestness.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are showing your devotion to your beliefs, serves as a reminder that nothing will be gained by deceit. |
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