devotion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Great love, loyalty, or commitment to someone or something.

   Their devotion to each other was clear to everyone.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of giving your time and energy fully to a purpose.

   Her devotion of time and money to the charity was remarkable.

3. 3
   noun

   Deep religious feeling, worship, or prayer.

   He showed great devotion in his daily prayers.

From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.

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