devotion

de·vo·tion

D0183200 (dĭ-vō′shən)n.1. Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle.2. Religious ardor or zeal; piety.3. a. often devotions An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.b. A religious text presenting a prayer, frequently accompanied by an introductory scriptural passage and a homiletic gloss.4. The act of devoting or the state of being devoted: the devotion of resources to research.

devotion

(dɪˈvəʊʃən) n1. (often foll by to) strong attachment (to) or affection (for a cause, person, etc) marked by dedicated loyalty2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) religious zeal; piety3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (often plural) religious observance or prayers

de•vo•tion

(dɪˈvoʊ ʃən)

n. 1. earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc. 2. profound dedication, esp. to religion; consecration. 3. the act of devoting. 4. Often, devotions. religious observance or worship; a form of prayer or worship for special use. [1150–1200; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devotion - feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"devotednesslove - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
	2.	devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"allegiance, commitment, loyalty, dedication - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"cultism - devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a culthobbyism - a devotion to hobbiesfetich, fetish - excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"party spirit - devotion to a political party
	3.	devotion - religious zeal; the willingness to serve Godidolatry, veneration, cultismworship - the activity of worshippingBible-worship, bibliolatry - the worship of the Biblegrammatolatry, verbolatry, word-worship - the worship of wordssymbolatry, symbololatry, symbol-worship - the worship of symbolsanthropolatry, worship of man - the worship of human beingsgynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship - the worship of womenlordolatry - the worship of a lord because of his rank or titlemiracle-worship, thaumatolatry - the worship of miraclesplace-worship, topolatry - the worship of places
	4.	devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"prayer, supplication - the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"bhakti - (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sexnovena - a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive daysStations, Stations of the Cross - (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvaryplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

devotion

noun1. love, passion, affection, intensity, attachment, zeal, fondness, fervour, adoration, ardour, earnestness She was flattered by his devotion.2. dedication, commitment, loyalty, allegiance, fidelity, adherence, constancy, faithfulness devotion to the cause
dedication neglect, disregard, indifference, carelessness, inattention, laxity, thoughtlessness, laxness3. worship, reverence, spirituality, holiness, piety, sanctity, adoration, godliness, religiousness, devoutness He was kneeling by his bed in an attitude of devotion.
worship disrespect, irreverence, impietyplural noun1. prayers, religious observance, church service, prayer meeting, matins, vespers, divine office He performs his devotions twice a day.

devotion

noun1. Deep and ardent affection:adoration, love, worship.2. The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith:affection, attachment, fondness, liking, love, loyalty (used in plural).3. A state of often extreme religious ardour:devoutness, pietism, piety, piousness, religionism, religiosity, religiousness.

Translations

热心献身

devote

(diˈvəut) verb (with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for. She devotes her life to music. 獻身於... 献身于...deˈvoted adjective1. (sometimes with to) loving and loyal. a devoted friend; I am devoted to him. 忠實的 忠诚的2. (with to) given up (to). He is devoted to his work. 專心於...的 专心于...的devotee (devəˈtiː) noun a keen follower; an enthusiast. a devotee of football. 愛好者 热爱者deˈvotion noun1. great love. her undying devotion for her children. 熱心 热心2. the act of devoting or of being devoted. devotion to duty. 獻身 献身