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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. 

Example Sentences

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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

Kim, Khloé, Kourtney and the rest never had the “Mormon Wives”’ tradwife-adjacent allure, nor their stars’ devotion to fourth wall-breaking.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

K-pop fans are known for their concert light sticks, which have become symbols of devotion to their artists.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

As Hyllus, the son of Hercules and Dejanira, David Portillo was similarly impressive, his bright, easy tenor and excellent diction assets in his ardent filial devotion and wooing of Iole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Now, let us go to your village, where you shall present me to your true love, as a token of your devotion to her....

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman