devotion
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//dɪˈvəʊʃən//
- Vereinigte Staaten//dɪˈvoʊʃən//
The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
Substantiv
- 1
The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
deep devotion
blind devotion
show devotion
Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.
- 2
Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
- 3
A prayer (often found in the plural).
- 4
veraltetReligious offerings; alms.
Herkunft
From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.
Formen
- Plural
- devotions
Devon · A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset,…devote · to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc.…devoted · Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
devotion · The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
devour · To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.devout · Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;…dew · Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies…