Synonyms for devotion
dɪˈvoʊ ʃənde·vo·tion

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1. devotion

   Allegiance is the obligation of fidelity and obedience that an individual owes to his government or sovereign, in return for the protection he receives. The feudal uses of these words have mostly passed away with the state of society that gave them birth; but their origin still colors their present meaning. A patriotic American feels an enthusiastic loyalty to the republic; he takes, on occasion, an oath of allegiance to the government, but his loyalty will lead him to do more than mere allegiance could demand; he pays homage to God alone, as the only king and lord, or to those principles of right that are spiritually supreme; he acknowledges the duty of obedience to all rightful authority; he resents the idea of subjection. Fealty is becoming somewhat rare, except in elevated or poetic style. We prefer to speak of the faithfulness rather than the fealty of citizen, wife, or friend.

   Synonyms:
   allegiance, faithfulness, fealty, homage, loyalty, obedience, subjection

   Antonyms:
   disaffection, disloyalty, rebellion, sedition, treason

   Preposition:
   We honor the allegiance of the citizen to the government; the government has a right to allegiance from the citizen.

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1. devotion

   Synonyms:
   piety, devoutness, religiousness, dedication, self-abandonment, consecration, ardor, self-surrender, self-sacrifice, love, attachment

   Antonyms:
   impiety, profanity, selfishness, aversion, alienation, antipathy, indifference, apathy

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1. devotion, devotednessnoun

   feelings of ardent love

   "their devotion to each other was beautiful"

   Synonyms:
   veneration, idolatry, devotedness, cultism

2. devotionnoun

   commitment to some purpose

   "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"

   Synonyms:
   veneration, idolatry, devotedness, cultism

3. idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultismnoun

   religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

   Synonyms:
   fear, idolatry, reverence, devotedness, idol worship, veneration, cultism, awe

4. devotionnoun

   (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)

   "he returned to his devotions"

   Synonyms:
   veneration, idolatry, devotedness, cultism

Matched Categories

1. • Commitment
   • Love
   • Prayer

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1. devotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   consecration, dedication

2. devotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   piety, religion, devoutness, religiousness, devotedness, holiness, sanctity, saintliness, godliness

3. devotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   worship, adoration, prayer

4. devotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attachment, affection, love

5. devotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   ardor, earnestness, eagerness, zeal

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1. devotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   consecration, dedication, zeal, allegiance, attachment, love, worship, adoration, religion, holiness, devoutness, fetishism, infatuation

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1. List of paraphrases for "devotion":

   dedication, piety, commitment, allegiance

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How to use devotion in a sentence?

1. John Tory:

   This championship is the culmination of years of patience, support, devotion and belief. Toronto has proven that it is a basketball city and that the game thrives in The North.

2. Elena Kagan:

   He was a brilliant man with extraordinary legal gifts and talents, which he combined with a deep devotion to the rule of law and a deep commitment to equal justice.

3. Gooding Jr.:

   The devotion has to be there ; I have to allow Gooding Jr. to get caught up in the emotion that the character is going through, this is the darkest experience I have ever had.

4. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

   One of the things that we in this fellowship of office-holders understand that most people don't is that real political courage doesn't come from disagreeing with our opponents, but from disagreeing with our friends. And with our own party, what happens when our heartfelt views of right and wrong are in conflict with the popular opinion of our constituents ? What happens when our devotion to our oaths, to our values, to our love of country, to part from the momentary passion from a large number of people back home ?

5. Eugene E. Brussell:

   A fanatic is one compelled to action by the need to find a strong meaning in life. The fanatic determines for himself what role he is to play in life, and his intense devotion to a cause is the means.