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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1. Kedar Joshi:

   True love is like religion. It is full of devotion and free of doubt.

2. Derral Eves:

   All these little miracles came out of nowhere. We needed animals, and all these people volunteered their animals, the purpose is to remember the true meaning of Christmas by sharing the gift, which is our devotion to Jesus Christ.

3. Henry Tuckerman:

   Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.

4. Robert Menendez:

   I have looked into my own soul and my devotion to principle may once again lead me to an unpopular course, but if Iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it, it is for these reasons that I will vote to disapprove the agreement and, if called upon, would vote to override a veto.

5. Jill Biden:

   War and conflict, death and loss are not relics of our American history; they're a part of Americans' story. Here in Arlington lie heroes who gave what President Lincoln called ‘the last full measure of devotion,’ they did not only die at Gettysburg or in Flanders Field or on the beaches of Normandy, but in the mountains of Afghanistan, the deserts of Iraq in the last 20 years.