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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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Later in life, she requested that he build her a synagogue near their estate outside Paris, a wish he fulfilled with characteristic devotion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Her purity and devotion are difficult to portray with the requisite sincerity—today she would seem abject.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

This devotion to authenticity is one of Thompson’s cornerstones.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

"Her love and devotion for the Arcadia community have not changed and did not waver," the statement added.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It would have trespassed on his devotion to all mankind.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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