Engelsk navneord: devotion |
1. | devotion (om fornemmelse) feelings of ardent love |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Their devotion to each other was beautiful.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | devotedness |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | love |
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2. | devotion (om handling) commitment to some purpose |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The devotion of his time and wealth to science.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty |
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| Mere specifikke termer | cultism, fetich, fetish, hobbyism, party spirit |
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3. | devotion (om handling) religious zeal; the willingness to serve God |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cultism, idolatry, veneration |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | worship |
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| Mere specifikke termer | anthropolatry, Bible-worship, bibliolatry, grammatolatry, gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, lordolatry, miracle-worship, place-worship, symbol-worship, symbolatry, symbololatry, thaumatolatry, topolatry, verbolatry, woman-worship, word-worship, worship of man |
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4. | devotion (om handling) (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He returned to his devotions.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | prayer, supplication |
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| Mere specifikke termer | bhakti, novena, Stations, Stations of the Cross |
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| Overordnet anvendelse | plural, plural form |
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