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commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
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allegiance,
loyalty,
commitment,
dedication the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
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cultism devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult
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hobbyism a devotion to hobbies
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fetich,
fetish excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"
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(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
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supplication,
prayer a humble request for help from someone in authority
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plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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bhakti (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
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novena a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
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feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
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devotedness |
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love any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
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religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
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idolatry,
veneration,
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worship the activity of worshipping
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bible-worship,
bibliolatry the worship of the Bible
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grammatolatry,
verbolatry,
word-worship the worship of words
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symbol-worship,
symbolatry,
symbololatry the worship of symbols
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anthropolatry,
worship of man the worship of human beings
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gynaeolatry,
gyneolatry,
woman-worship the worship of women
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lordolatry the worship of a lord because of his rank or title
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miracle-worship,
thaumatolatry the worship of miracles
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