devotion

See also dévotion

English

Etymology

Latin dēvōtiō, from dēvōtum +‎ -tio, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈvəʊʃən/, X-SAMPA: /d@"v@US@n/
• (US) IPA: /dɪˈvoʊʃən/, X-SAMPA: /dI"voUS@n/

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Noun

devotion (usually uncountable; plural devotions)

1. (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
2. (uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
3. (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
4. (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)

Translations

the act or state of devoting or being devoted

• Bulgarian: преданост (bg) (predanost)
• Finnish: omistautuminen (fi), omistautuneisuus (fi)
• Hindi: भक्ति (hi) (bhakti), निष्ठा (hi) (niṣṭhā)
• Kannada: ಮುಡಿಪು (kn) (muDipu)
• Latin: dēvōtiō (la) f
• Oriya: ଭକ୍ତି (or) (bhakti)
• Polish: poświęcenie n

• Romanian: devotament (ro) n, devotare (ro) f, devoțiune (ro) f
• Russian: преданность (ru) (predánnost’) f
• Sanskrit: निष्ठा (sa) (niṣṭhā), भक्ति (sa) (bhakti)
• Tagalog: devotion (tl)
• Telugu: భక్తి (te) (bhakti)
• Urdu: بھکتی (ur) (bhakti)

feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication

• Bulgarian: привързаност (bg) (privǎrzanost), вярност (bg) (vjarnost)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奉獻 (cmn), 奉献 (cmn) (fèngxiàn)

• Finnish: omistautuminen (fi)
• French: dévouement (fr) m
• German: please add this translation if you can

• Polish: oddanie n, przywiązanie n
• Romanian: dedicare (ro) f
• Russian: преданность (ru) (predánnost’) f, целеустремлённость (ru) (celeustremljónnost’) f
• Telugu: భక్తి (te) (bhakti)
• Vietnamese: hiến dâng (vi)

religious veneration, zeal, or piety

• Bulgarian: набожност (bg) (nabožnost)
• Finnish: hurskaus (fi), omistautuminen (fi)
• Irish: crábhadh (ga) m, cráifeacht (ga) f
• Latin: dēvōtiō (la) f

• Polish: pobożność f
• Russian: преданность (ru) (predánnost’) f, благочестие (ru) (blagočéstije)
• Vietnamese: mộ đạo (vi), sùng bái (vi)

ecclesiastical: a prayer

• Bulgarian: молитви (bg) (molitvi)
• Polish: modlitwa (pl)

• Russian: молитва (ru) (molítva) f

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Middle French

Noun

devotion f (plural devotions)

1. devotion (quality of being devoted)