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devotion

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvəʊʃən/

The English word “devotion” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
  2. Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
  3. A prayer (often found in the plural).
  4. Religious offerings; alms.

Etymology

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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