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devotion 音标拼音: [dɪv'oʃən] n. 奉献,献身,忠诚,专心;祈祷 奉献,献身,忠诚,专心;祈祷 devotion n 1: feelings of ardent love; " their devotion to each other was beautiful" [ synonym: { devotion}, { devotedness}] 2: commitment to some purpose; " the devotion of his time and wealth to science" 3: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [ synonym: { idolatry}, { devotion}, { veneration}, { cultism}] 4: ( usually plural) religious observance or prayers ( usually spoken silently); " he returned to his devotions" Devotion \ De* vo" tion\, n. [ F. d[' e] votion, L. devotio.] 1. The act of devoting; consecration. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness. [ 1913 Webster] Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer. " The love of public devotion." -- Hooker. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Disposal; power of disposal. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned backward and forward, as we please. -- Godwin. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] Churches and altars, priests and all devotions, Tumbled together into rude chaos. -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster] { Days of devotion}. See under { Day}. Syn: Consecration; devoutness; religiousness; piety; attachment; devotedness; ardor; earnestness. [ 1913 Webster] 224 Moby Thesaurus words for " devotion": Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, abandon, adherence, adhesion, admiration, adoration, affection, agape, allegiance, altruism, ardency, ardor, assigned task, attachment, beatification, beatitude, blessedness, blessing, bodily love, bona fides, bond, bonne foi, bounden duty, brotherly love, burden, business, call of duty, canonization, caritas, charge, charity, churchgoing, co- worship, commitment, committedness, conformity, conjugal love, consecration, constancy, cult, cultism, cultus, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, dedication, deference, definiteness, desire, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devoir, devotedness, devoutness, disinterest, disinterestedness, dulia, duties and responsibilities, dutifulness, duty, eagerness, earnestness, enshrinement, enthusiasm, ethics, exaltation, faith, faithful love, faithfulness, fanaticism, fancy, fastness, fealty, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fire, firmness, flame, fondness, free love, free- lovism, glorification, godliness, good faith, grace, hallowing, heart, heartiness, heat, heatedness, hero worship, holiness, homage, humility, hyperdulia, idolatry, idolism, idolization, impassionedness, imperative, infatuation, intensity, intentness, justification, justification by works, lasciviousness, latria, libido, like, liking, line of duty, love, love of God, lovemaking, loyalty, married love, mission, modesty, must, obligation, observance, obstinacy, onus, ordainment, ordination, ought, passion, passionateness, perseverance, persistence, physical love, pietism, piety, piousness, place, popular regard, popularity, prayer, prostration, purification, purpose, purposefulness, readiness, regard, relentlessness, religion, religionism, religiosity, religiousness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, respect, reverence, ritual, sacrifice, sainthood, sainting, sanctification, sanctity, self- abasement, self- abnegation, self- denial, self- devotion, self- effacement, self- forgetfulness, self- immolation, self- imposed duty, self- neglect, self- neglectfulness, self- renouncement, self- sacrifice, self- subjection, self- will, selflessness, sentiment, seriousness, setting apart, sex, sexual love, shine, sincerity, single- mindedness, spirit, spiritual love, spirituality, state of grace, staunchness, steadfastness, tenacity, tender feeling, tender passion, theism, tie, total commitment, transcendent wonder, tried- and- trueness, triedness, troth, true blue, truelove, trueness, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, uxoriousness, vehemence, veneration, warmth, weakness, will, willingness, worship, worshipfulness, worshiping, yearning, zeal
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