- (often followed by to) strong attachment (to) or affection (for a cause, person, etc) marked by dedicated loyalty
- religious zeal; piety
- (often plural) religious observance or prayers
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•vo•tion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.:[uncountable]His devotion to his children is plain to see.
- deep dedication, esp. to religion;
consecration:[uncountable]a life of devotion to God. - the act of devoting:[uncountable]demanding devotion to the Party.
- ReligionOften, devotions. [plural] religious observance or prayers.
de•vo•tion
(di vō′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- profound dedication;
consecration. - earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.
- an assignment or appropriation to any purpose, cause, etc.:the devotion of one's wealth and time to scientific advancement.
- ReligionOften, devotions. [Eccles.]religious observance or worship;
a form of prayer or worship for special use.
- Late Latin dēvōtiōn- (stem of dēvōtiō), equivalent. to Latin dēvōt(us) (see devote) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English devocioun (1150–1200
- 2. zeal, ardor. See love.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ n
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'devotion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anthem
- attachment
- charisma
- chauvinism
- cult
- dedication
- devoted
- devotional
- domesticity
- fanaticism
- fidelity
- Hellenism
- idolatry
- love
- medievalism
- nationalism
- novena
- Orientalism
- Paternoster
- patriotism
- piety
- pilgrim
- pious
- prawn-sandwich
- prayer
- raga
- single
- Stations of the Cross
- ultranationalism
- wet nurse
- worship
- zeal
- zealotry
- zoolatry
- adherence
- adulate
- aestheticism
- affection
- allegiance
- alone
- altruism
- Americanism
- Angelus
- ardor
- attention
- benignity
- bhakti
- bibliolatry
- blessing
- Bodhisattva
