Devotion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feelings of ardent love

commitment to some purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌbɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈəʊʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈəʊʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌbɪnz/.

Examples

their devotion to each other was beautiful
the devotion of his time and wealth to science
he returned to his devotions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devotedness idolatry cultism veneration

Parts of Speech

noun	feelings of ardent love “their devotion to each other was beautiful”
noun	commitment to some purpose “the devotion of his time and wealth to science”
noun	religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
noun	(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) “he returned to his devotions”

Word Forms

devoted	adjective	zealous in devotion or affection
devote	verb	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
idolatrous	adjective	blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hingabe

Gefühle leidenschaftlicher Liebe

🇫🇷French

dévotion

sentiments d'amour ardent

🇪🇸Spanish

devoción

sentimientos de amor ardiente

🇮🇹Italian

devozione

sentimenti di ardente amore

🇳🇱Dutch

toewijding

gevoelens van vurige liefde

🇵🇹Portuguese

devoção

sentimentos de amor ardente

🇷🇺Russian

преданность

чувства пылкой любви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भक्ति

प्रबल प्रेम की भावनाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

ভক্তি

প্রবল ভালবাসার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பக்தி

தீவிர அன்பின் உணர்வுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

భక్తి

తీవ్రమైన ప్రేమ భావాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

भक्ती

उत्कट प्रेमाच्या भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભક્તિ

પ્રખર પ્રેમની લાગણીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಕ್ತಿ

ಉತ್ಕಟ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭക്തി

തീവ്രമായ സ്നേഹത്തിൻ്റെ വികാരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਧਾ

ਜੋਸ਼ੀਲੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

عقیدت

پرجوش محبت کے جذبات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奉献精神

炽热的爱的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

献身

熱烈な愛の感情

🇰🇷Korean

헌신

열렬한 사랑의 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tận tâm

cảm xúc của tình yêu nồng nàn

🇹🇭Thai

ความจงรักภักดี

ความรู้สึกของความรักอันเร่าร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesetiaan

perasaan cinta yang membara

🇵🇭Filipino

debosyon

damdamin ng masigasig na pag-ibig

🇲🇾Malay

pengabdian

perasaan cinta yang membara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفاني

مشاعر الحب الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

از خود گذشتگی

احساس عشق شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

özveri

ateşli aşk duyguları

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסִירוּת

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