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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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Johansson’s latest film puts that maternal devotion to a far more harrowing test.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

It has outlasted kingdoms and empires, inspired religious devotion and political movements, and found new life, again and again, on TV and in cinema.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

In spite of, or perhaps because of its history, the town these days is a wellspring of devotion.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

That experience bred Morris’s lifelong devotion to George Washington and his determination to right the nation’s finances, the better to feed and clothe Washington’s men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

No boundaries to that devotion, at least none I ever saw.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

They offered grateful devotions typical of a harvest festival but also asked for peace for their community amid what they see as an existential threat.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

The church knew that its faithful — Germans, Irish, Italians, Czechs, Poles, Italians, Latinos and so many more — needed a safe space to maintain their devotions and customs while navigating a new land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Local Christians also stand out as they join the devotions, with Palestinian and Armenian scout groups leading religious processions.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023

Every morning, between checking the levels of his oxygen tanks and cooking breakfast, he reads devotions with his wife.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Auntie looked up from a black book of Church devotions, one she’d been reading since Easter.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko


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