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Synonyms for devotion

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Synonyms for devotion

deep and ardent affection

the condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith

a state of often extreme religious ardour

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Synonyms for devotion

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"And your friend, for instance; what does he expect to have at the end of his devotion?"
"Only that?" said Mazarin, his eyes twinkling with joy on seeing that he could pay for Porthos's devotion without opening his purse; "only that?
I have time, and as you are here, as you have assured me of your devotion, as you have allowed me to hope for your love, as we are alone "
As for the central figure, Don Quixote himself, in his dignity and generosity, his unselfish ideals, and his fearless devotion to them, he is always heroic and beautiful; and I was glad to find in my latest look at his history that I had truly conceived of him at first, and had felt the sublimity of his nature.
There he learned of Rance's act of devotion and the reward he thought himself entitled to for it.
"Yes, devotion; for that is, I believe, the phrase for hopeful ambition."
Following reports that the premises of the Nigerian Immigration at Ikoyi has been taken over by religious zealots who compel staffers and applicants to join them in morning devotions, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cried out to immigration authorities and the Federal Government to save the department from religious crisis.
Faustina between 1931 and 1938 can be considered the beginning of the Divine Mercy Message and its Devotions.
IN THE SIXTH STATION OF HIS DEVOTIONS UPON EMERGENT OCCASIONS, John Donne considers the "stifling spirit, a spirit of suffocation" of fear, which he "find[s] in thy book," the bible.
Lafferty and Peter Grosshauser, "Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids" takes children on a journey through 100 of the most beloved Bible stories with questions for reflection, memory verses, prayers, and family activity ideas.
You quickly understand why Mommy Time has ninety devotions (instead of the usual three hundred sixty-five) and why each devotion is only a few pages in length.
In the opening chapter of Ian Green's "Varieties of Domestic Devotion in Early Modern English Protestantism," Green sleuths through a multitude of sources and finds a "wide range of domestic devotions"(31).
"The Living Gospel: Daily Devotions for Advent 2013" by Fr.
India, April 28 -- Throughout its long history the faith of the Catholic Church has been nourished, not only by official liturgical acts of worship but also by innumerable popular devotions which it has nurtured and encouraged.