devotion

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/dɪˈvəʊʃən/(UK)
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/dɪˈvəʊʃən/(UK) · /dɪˈvoʊʃən/(US)

Definition of devotion

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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.”
  2. (uncountable, usually)Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
    “He showed great devotion to his religious practices.”
  3. (countable, usually)A prayer (often found in the plural).
  4. (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.

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