Devotion
Devotion , noun
[French dévotion, Latin devotio.]
1.
The act of devoting; consecration.
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.
Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion.
3.
Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer.
The love of public devotion.
4.
Disposal; power of disposal. [Obsolete]
They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned backward and forward, as we please.
5.
A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [Rare]
Churches and altars, priests and all devotions,
Tumbled together into rude chaos.
Collocations (1)
Days of devotion , See under Day.