noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
undying love/devotion/support etc
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They declared their undying love for each other.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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Andrewes prayed with dust on his head, a rope Around his neck: in great calamity we exercise Great devotion .
religious
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I saw you two had your heads bowed and I was pretty sure it wasn't religious devotion .
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The reverse also holds, that failure to live morally betrays and invalidates religious devotion unless there is genuine penitence.
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Although her quest was not one of religious devotion her destination was the Church of Santa Maria.
undying
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One reader's St Valentine's Day post brought an interesting offer, but not of undying love and devotion .
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Trading on the name and our undying devotion , Carlton have revived Crossroads.
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He kept apologising to Nellie and swearing undying devotion to her.
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Ken's undying devotion to this club should be applauded by players, directors and supporters alike.
■ VERB
show
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The crowd showed their noisy devotion .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her life was one of hard work and devotion to her family.
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Mary expected complete devotion from her lovers.
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She cared for her stepmother with unfailing devotion throughout her long illness.
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She had given her husband years of devotion and support.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Kemmendine, there were two experienced missionaries, men of outstanding ability, character and devotion .
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Florence was a frequent visitor ... and had many of her ideas adopted in Parliament through the devotion of her brother-in-law.
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Never think that I dismiss lightly the hard work and devotion that go into each small volume.
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Parker was applying Herbert Spencer's law of social evolution and the current devotion to organization to the denomination.
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She gave us unfailing devotion and became an essential part of our family.
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The constant outpourings of devotion from the Soviet people reached him through the media.
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Was there really no more to the pitch than this rhetorical protestation of devotion ?
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Who was he to deserve this devotion , or deference or homage or passion or allowance?