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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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Poland's most popular Marian devotion site is a painting known as the "Black Madonna", in Czestochowa, southern Poland, that attracts between 3.5 and five million pilgrims every year.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

"Above all, Craig will be remembered for his kind heart, his devotion to his family, and the joy he brought to others."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

That devotion paid off when Yamal, then just 7, was invited to live and train at Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, the same academy the Argentina-born Messi had entered at 13.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Ms. Porcaroli exhibits a clenched devotion to playing her lines perfectly straight; the script would be insufferable if she tried to be cute or funny.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Even anti-suffragists acknowledged that they respected the women's devotion to their cause.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The pair singing along to Prine and DeMent’s “In Spite of Ourselves,” with its wincingly funny lovers trading jabs and devotions, is one moment of levity and self-awareness breaking through the desperation.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2025

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

From BBC Apr. 14, 2023

“I think sincerity is more important than burning incense sticks,” she said, after finishing her devotions.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2022

At 6:30 a.m., they have breakfast and Christian devotions.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2021

England and the Kingdom, Britain and the Empire, the old prides and the old devotions, glide abeam, astern, sink down upon the horizon, pass - pass.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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