devotion

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. feelings of ardent love (Freq. 2)
- their devotion to each other was beautiful
• Syn:
devotedness
• Derivationally related forms:
devoted (for: devotedness)
• Hypernyms:
love
2. commitment to some purpose (Freq. 1)
- the devotion of his time and wealth to science
• Derivationally related forms:
devote
• Hypernyms:
commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication
• Hyponyms:
cultism, hobbyism, fetish, fetich, party spirit
3. religious zeal;
the willingness to serve God
• Syn:
idolatry, veneration, cultism
• Derivationally related forms:
devote, idolatrous (for: idolatry)
• Hypernyms:
worship
• Hyponyms:
bibliolatry, Bible-worship, verbolatry, grammatolatry, word-worship,
symbolatry, symbololatry, symbol-worship, anthropolatry, worship of man, gyneolatry,
gyneolatry, woman-worship, lordolatry, thaumatolatry, miracle-worship,
topolatry, place-worship
4. (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
- he returned to his devotions
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
prayer, supplication
• Hyponyms:
bhakti, novena, Stations, Stations of the Cross

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  idolatry, veneration, cultism, devotedness