Meanings
noundevotion (usually uncountable, plural devotions)
plural devotions
- uncountableusuallyThe act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
deep devotion
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blind devotion
show devotion
Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.
The teacher’s devotion to her students inspired many.
The book describes the knight’s devotion to his king.
Synonyms: dedication
- uncountableusuallyReligious veneration, zeal, or piety.
He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
- countableusuallyecclesiasticalA prayer (often found in the plural).
- in pluralobsoleteuncountableusuallyReligious offerings; alms.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
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Origin
- Latindēvōtiō
- Old Frenchdevocion
- Englishdevotion
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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Arabic تَفَرُّغ, تَفَانٍ
- تَفَرُّغ (tafarruḡ)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- تَفَانٍ (tafānin)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- تَقْوَى (taqwā)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Bulgarian преданост, привързаност
- преданост (predanost)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- привързаност (privărzanost)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- вярност (vjarnost)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- набожност (nabožnost)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
- молитви (molitvi)ecclesiastical: a prayer
Catalan devoció, devoció
- devocióthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- devocióreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Chinese Mandarin 奉獻 /奉献
- 奉獻 /奉献 (fèngxiàn)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Danish hengivenhed
- hengivenhedfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Dutch verering, toewijding
- vereringthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- toewijdingthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- devotiethe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- toewijdingfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- vereringreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Esperanto devocio, pieco
- devociothe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- piecoreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Finnish omistautuminen, omistautuneisuus
- omistautuminenthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- omistautuneisuusthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- omistautuminenfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- hurskausreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- omistautuminenreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
French dévotion, dévouement
- dévotionthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- dévouementfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- dévotionreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
German Hingebung, Hingabe
- Hingebungthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Hingabethe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Zuneigungthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Zuwendungthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Ergebenheitthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Aufopferungthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Widmungthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Anhänglichkeitthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- Ergebenheitfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- Zuwendungfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- Hingebungfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- Hingabefeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Greek ευλάβεια, αφοσίωση
- ευλάβεια (evláveia)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- αφοσίωση (afosíosi)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Hindi भक्ति, निष्ठा
- भक्ति (bhakti)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- निष्ठा (niṣṭhā)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- समर्पण (samarpaṇ)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Hungarian odaadás
- odaadásthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
Irish crábhadh, cráifeacht
- crábhadhreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- cráifeachtreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Italian devozione, devozione
- devozionefeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- devozionereligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- devozioneecclesiastical: a prayer
Latin dēvōtiō, dēvōtiō
- dēvōtiōthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- dēvōtiōreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Māori whakangākau, inoi puku
- whakangākaufeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- inoi pukuecclesiastical: a prayer
Polish poświęcenie, oddanie
- poświęceniethe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- oddaniefeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- przywiązaniefeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- pobożnośćreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- modlitwaecclesiastical: a prayer
Portuguese devoção, devoção
- devoçãothe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- devoçãofeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- dedicaçãofeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- devoçãoreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- fervorreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Romanian devotament, devotare
- devotamentthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- devotarethe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- devoțiunethe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- dedicarefeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Russian посвяще́ние, пре́данность
- посвяще́ние (posvjaščénije)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- пре́данность (prédannostʹ)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- пре́данность (prédannostʹ)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- приве́рженность (privéržennostʹ)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- целеустремлённость (celeustremljónnostʹ)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- ве́рность (vérnostʹ)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- пре́данность (prédannostʹ)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
- благоче́стие (blagočéstije)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
- на́божность (nábožnostʹ)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
- моли́тва (molítva)ecclesiastical: a prayer
Spanish devoción, devoción
- devociónthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- devociónfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- dedicaciónfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- devociónreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- fervorreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- veneraciónecclesiastical: a prayer
Tagalog debosyon
- debosyonthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
Tamil பக்தி
- பக்தி (pakti)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
Turkish fedakarlık, özveri
- fedakarlıkthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- özverithe act or state of devoting or being devoted
- bağlılıkfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Ukrainian девоція
- девоція (devocija)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Urdu بھکتی
- بھکتی (bhakti)the act or state of devoting or being devoted
Vietnamese hiến dâng, mộ đạo
- hiến dângfeelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- mộ đạoreligious veneration, zeal, or piety
- sùng báireligious veneration, zeal, or piety
Welsh defosiwn
- defosiwnthe act or state of devoting or being devoted
Yiddish איבערגעבנקייט, איבערגעגעבנקייט
- איבערגעבנקייט (ibergebnkeyt)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- איבערגעגעבנקייט (ibergegebnkeyt)feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- איבערגעבנקייט (ibergebnkeyt)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
- איבערגעגעבנקייט (ibergegebnkeyt)religious veneration, zeal, or piety
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“devotion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devotion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotion.
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