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Devotion

//dɪˈvoʊʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or state of devoting or being devoted. uncountable, usually

    "deep devotion"

  2. 2
    (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) wordnet
  3. 3
    Religious veneration, zeal, or piety. uncountable, usually

    "He showed great devotion to his religious practices."

  4. 4
    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God wordnet
  5. 5
    A prayer (often found in the plural). countable, usually
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  1. 6
    commitment to some purpose wordnet
  2. 7
    Religious offerings; alms. in-plural, obsolete, uncountable, usually
  3. 8
    feelings of ardent love wordnet

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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