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devotion.

The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈvəʊʃən/UK/dɪˈvoʊʃən/US
  1. The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).

    uncountable · usually
    deep devotion
    blind devotion
  2. Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.

    uncountable · usually
    He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
  3. A prayer (often found in the plural).

    countable · usually
  4. Religious offerings; alms.

    in-plural · obsolete · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.

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