devotion
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Definition of devotion
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
“deep devotion”
“blind devotion”
“show devotion”
“Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.”
“The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
“deep devotion”
“blind devotion”
“show devotion”
“Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.”
“The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many.”
-
(uncountable, usually)Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
“He showed great devotion to his religious practices.”
- (countable, usually)A prayer (often found in the plural).
- (in-plural, obsolete, uncountable, usually)Religious offerings; alms.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.
Words you can make from devotion
111 playable · top: NEVOID (10 pts)
Best play nevoid 10 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
41 words- DEVI 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- DOVE 8 pts
- VEND 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- VOID 8 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- OVEN 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VENT 7 pts
- VETO 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VINO 7 pts
- VOTE 7 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINO 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DOIT 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NODI 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- DEV 7 pts
- VID 7 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- VIN 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
2-letter words
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