devotion
UK/dɪˈvəʊʃən//dɪˈvoʊʃən/
devotion noun: the act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
Noun
devotion (usually uncountable, plural devotions)
- The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
- deep devotion
- blind devotion
- Synonyms:
- dedication
- Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
- He showed great devotion to his religious practices.
- A prayer (often found in the plural).
- Religious offerings; alms.
devotion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
devotion in Hindi
- the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- भक्ति bhakti, निष्ठा niṣṭhā
- feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication
- समर्पण samarpaṇ
devotion in Tamil
- religious veneration, zeal, or piety
- பக்தி pakti
devotion in Marathi
- devotion
- भक्ती bhaktī, भाव bhāv
devotion in Urdu
- the act or state of devoting or being devoted
- بھکتی bhakti
More languagesFewer languages
- devotion in Bengali
- ফিদা phida, ভক্তি bhôkti, অনুরাগ onurag
- devotion in Telugu
- భక్తి bhakti
- devotion in Malayalam
- ഭക്തി bhakti, ധീ dhī, സേവ sēva, അൻപ് aṉpŭ
- devotion in Kannada
- ಮುಡಿಪು muḍipu
- devotion in Punjabi
- ਸੇਵਾ sevā
- devotion in Gujarati
- ભક્તિ bhakti
- devotion in Odia
- ଭକ୍ତି bhakti
- devotion in Sanskrit
- निष्ठा niṣṭhā, भक्ति bhakti, अरमति aramati, धी dhī
- devotion in Tagalog
- debosyon
- devotion in Arabic
- تَفَرُّغ tafarruḡ
- devotion in Vietnamese
- hiến dâng, mộ đạo, sùng bái
Examples of devotion in a sentence
- 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 of devotion
Forms of devotion
| plural | devotions |
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Origin of devotion
From Old French devocion, from Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum + -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote + -ion.
Words formed from devotion
Phrases with devotion
Questions about devotion
- What does devotion mean?
- Devotion means the act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
- What is devotion in Hindi?
- Devotion in Hindi is भक्ति (bhakti), निष्ठा (niṣṭhā), समर्पण (samarpaṇ). See Devotion meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use devotion in a sentence?
- Her devotion to her family was clear in everything she did.
- What part of speech is devotion?
- Devotion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce devotion?
- Devotion is pronounced /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of devotion?
- The plural of devotion is devotions.
Words near devotion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: devotion (page history and authors); भक्ती (Marathi) (page history and authors); অনুরাগ (Bengali) (page history and authors); അൻപ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਸੇਵਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ભક્તિ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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