Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone.
At first she was flattered by his devotion.
Synonyms: love, passion, affection, intensity More Synonyms of devotion
2. uncountable noun
Devotion is commitment to a particular activity.
...devotion to the cause of the people and to socialism. [+ to]
I don't mean to keep criticising his devotion to his job.
Synonyms: dedication, commitment, loyalty, allegiance More Synonyms of devotion
3. uncountable noun
Devotion is religious worship or strong religious feeling.
He was kneeling by his bed in an attitude of devotion.
Synonyms: worship, reverence, spirituality, holiness More Synonyms of devotion
More Synonyms of devotion
devotion in British English
(dɪˈvəʊʃən)
noun
1. (often foll by to)
strong attachment (to) or affection (for a cause, person, etc) marked by dedicated loyalty
2.
religious zeal; piety
3. (often plural)
religious observance or prayers
devotion in American English
(dɪˈvoʊʃən)
noun
1.
the fact, quality, or state of being devoted
2.
piety; devoutness
3.
religious worship
4. [often pl.]
one or more prayers or other religious practices, specif. of a private or nonofficial kind
5.
loyalty or deep affection
6.
the act of devoting
Word origin
ME devociun < OFr devotion < L devotio
COBUILD Collocations
devotion
religious devotion
Examples of 'devotion' in a sentence
devotion
What makes the programme so uplifting to watch is the utter, naked devotion of the family members who surround each patient.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The devotion of love they were making to each other was.
The Sun (2015)
There is a strength and devotion in these people that is formidable.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Loyalty and devotion have shaped their relationship.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Life there is precarious and crops so precious they are tended with religious devotion.
The Sun (2011)
As a result they eschew objective measurement and supervisory control and substitute for them loyalty and devotion to a common goal.
Geoffrey A. Moore LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION (2002)
Sure, marriage is about true commitment and devotion.
The Sun (2016)
Other people 's devotion to religion moves me.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Blind devotion, true love or just sheer stupidity?
The Sun (2011)
We love them for their loyalty and unending devotion, particularly during times of great adversity.
The Sun (2013)
Like all the best soldiers he had inspired love, devotion and fierce loyalty in his men.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The idea that the colour and exuberance of the churches added something to devotion or piety faded'.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
I love my grandson with a devotion that other people see as fanatical and ludicrous.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I am sometimes tempted to claim there is an inverse ratio of religious devotion to natural beauty.
Christianity Today (2000)
This explains why he is evangelical about his craft, and why he speaks about it with religious devotion.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Peg from life as a stray in one of the toughest parts of the world and the little dog repaid him with unconditional love and devotion.
The Sun (2011)
And yet this will often have uncomfortably little effect on their ability to demand love, devotion and that sort of thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Loyalty and selfless devotion by those who suffer real danger at home should be rewarded by the grant of UK residence.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In which case we ought to agree right now that it is a higher calling he is, for lo, answering with great devotion and commitment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This process is an example of a structural contradiction: a strong sense of devotion and commitment to one's tribe that is incompatible with cooperation between tribes.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
In other languages
devotion
British English: devotion NOUN
Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone.
At first she was flattered by his devotion.
American English: devotion
Brazilian Portuguese: devoção
Chinese: 热爱
European Spanish: dedicación
French: dévouement
German: Ergebenheit
Italian: devozione
Japanese: 献身的愛情
Korean: 헌신적인 애정
European Portuguese: devoção
Latin American Spanish: dedicación
Chinese translation of 'devotion'
devotion
(dɪˈvəuʃən)
n(u)
(to person) 热(熱)爱(愛) (rè'ài)
(to duty, job etc) 献(獻)身 (xiànshēn)
1 (noun)
Definition
strong attachment to or affection for someone or something
I was impressed by his devotion to his family.
Synonyms
love
Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together.
passion
Romeo's passion for Juliet
affection
She thought of him with affection.
intensity
His intensity, and the ferocity of his feelings alarmed me.
attachment
I feel a strong attachment to my home town.
zeal
his zeal for teaching
fondness
a great fondness for children
fervour
an outbreak of religious fervour
adoration
They gazed at each other with mutual adoration.
ardour
Their romantic ardour had cooled.
earnestness
He spoke with intense earnestness.
2 (noun)
Definition
strong attachment to or affection for someone or something
devotion to the cause
Synonyms
dedication
To be successful takes hard work and dedication.
commitment
a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism
loyalty
I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy.
allegiance
a community driven by strong allegiances
fidelity
I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
adherence
constancy
Even before they were married, she had worried about her partner's constancy.
faithfulness
We value faithfulness as the cornerstone of our relationship.
Opposites
neglect
,
disregard
,
indifference
,
carelessness
,
inattention
,
laxity
,
thoughtlessness
,
laxness
3 (noun)
Definition
religious zeal
He was kneeling by his bed in an attitude of devotion.
Synonyms
worship
The temple had been a centre of worship of the goddess Hathor.
reverence
in mutual support and reverence for the dead
spirituality
holiness
We were immediately struck with this city's holiness.
piety
a woman later to be canonized for her piety
sanctity
adoration
godliness
religiousness
devoutness
Opposites
disrespect
,
irreverence
,
impiety
(plural noun)
Definition
religious observance or prayers
He performs his devotions twice a day.
Synonyms
prayers
religious observance
church service
prayer meeting
matins
vespers
divine office
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adoration
They gazed at each other with mutual adoration.
Synonyms
love,
honour,
worship,
worshipping,
esteem,
admiration,
reverence,
estimation,
exaltation,
veneration,
glorification,
idolatry,
idolization
in the sense of affection
Definition
fondness or tenderness for a person or thing
She thought of him with affection.
Synonyms
fondness,
liking,
feeling,
love,
care,
desire,
passion,
warmth,
attachment,
goodwill,
devotion,
kindness,
inclination,
tenderness,
propensity,
friendliness,
amity (formal),
aroha (New Zealand)
in the sense of allegiance
Definition
loyalty or dedication to a person, cause, or belief