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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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For two millennia Christians have featured the Romans’ execution of Jesus of Nazareth as a formative part of devotion for children and adults alike.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s restored the place in the hope that she would come back to him, doubling the stakes with a gorgeous piece of real estate that she can no more resist than his dreamy devotion.

From Los Angeles Times

To me, it suggests confusion about what religious devotion is.

From The Wall Street Journal

Religious devotion is difficult to capture on film.

From Los Angeles Times

He retained his devotion to Judaism in various forms, attended a variety of synagogues and sometimes chanted biblical verses or gave guest sermons.

From The Wall Street Journal