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devotion
Part of speech: NounThe act of dedicating or consecrating; the state of being dedicated; strong affection; ardent love; as, the devotion of a mother to her child; religious worship; piety; prayer: usually in plural.
Usage examples "devotion":- Sweetheart, you are worthy of all my devotion and affection, if you have not ceased to respect me. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
- She was aware of this, and tried by every means to increase the monarch's devotion. - "The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton.
- Had she expected him to behave in that way to her, and to accept from her a devotion like that girl's? - "Indian Summer", William D. Howells.