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English noun: devotion | |||
| 1. | devotion (feeling) feelings of ardent love | ||
| Samples | Their devotion to each other was beautiful. | ||
| Synonyms | devotedness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | love | ||
| 2. | devotion (act) commitment to some purpose | ||
| Samples | The devotion of his time and wealth to science. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cultism, fetich, fetish, hobbyism, party spirit | ||
| 3. | devotion (act) religious zeal; the willingness to serve God | ||
| Synonyms | cultism, idolatry, veneration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worship | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 | ||
| 4. | devotion (act) (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) | ||
| Samples | He returned to his devotions. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prayer, supplication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bhakti, novena, Stations, Stations of the Cross | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
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