DEVOTION


Meaning of DEVOTION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep , great

▪ fanatical , intense , passionate , single-minded

Their single-minded ~ to the care of the dying was admirable.

▪ absolute , complete , total

her total ~ to her husband

▪ selfless

▪ blind , slavish

He was mocked for his slavish ~ to his boss.

▪ lifelong , undying

his lifelong ~ to his work

▪ personal

▪ religious

a man of deep religious ~

VERB + DEVOTION

▪ express , show

▪ inspire

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

He cared for his mother with great ~.

▪ ~ to

They showed great ~ to each other.

PHRASES

▪ ~ to duty

The judge praised the firefighters for their bravery and ~ to duty.

▪ ~ to the cause

She will be remembered for her selfless ~ to the cause of the poor.

▪ an object of ~

The statue of the king became an object of ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .