[de.vo.tion] n (13c) 1 a: religious fervor: piety b: an act of prayer or private worship--usu. used in pl. c: a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate worship of a congregation
2. a: the act of devoting b: the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal (as to an idea or person) 3 obs: the object of one's devotion syn see fidelity