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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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Consider how the mom in your life shows her love—through routines that never slip, a firm command over the family’s schedules or devotion to a dog treated like an only child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The tradwife lifestyle is pitched as a way to earn men’s love and devotion.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Between scans of the horizon, we bond over “Listers,” the 2025 documentary that turns obsessive birdwatching into both comedy and a tale of devotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

During my days in Panama with him, I saw up close just how far he’d gone in his devotion to this alluring—but very questionable—kind of medicine.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I was used to it by now—his devotion to the never-finished task of governing.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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