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devotion

[dih-voh-shuhn] / dɪˈvoʊ ʃən /


Usage

What are other ways to say devotion? Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, or romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. 

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He notes that the critic Clive James’s devotion to poetry and ability to communicate it to general readers is both rare and inspiring.

From The Wall Street Journal

For narrative details, the Master of the Vyšší Brod Altar evokes Franciscan devotion, with its emphasis on the humanity of Christ.

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She’s been doing this for years now, and I look forward to them with the same giddy devotion I usually reserve for cracking open a brand-new planner on January 1.

From Salon

Roman North Africa went from a place where Christians were persecuted to a region known for its devotion.

From The Wall Street Journal

North Africa was by then the Bible Belt of the late Roman West, characterized by intense Christian devotion and intellectual ferment.

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