devotement

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noun

The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.

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Meanings

noundevotement (countable and uncountable, plural devotements)

plural devotements

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.

    Her devotement was the demand of Apollo, and the joint petition of all Greece.

    1749, Bishop Richard Hurd, Notes on the Art of Poetry

Origin

From devote + -ment.

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APA

devotement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotement

MLA

“devotement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devotement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotement.

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