DEVOTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEVOTION?

Need another word that means the same as “devotion”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “devotion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Devotion” are: cultism, veneration, devotedness, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, trueness, staunchness, steadfastness, constancy, commitment, adherence, allegiance, dedication, devoutness, piety, religiousness, spirituality, godliness, holiness, sanctity, saintliness, religious worship, worship, religious observance

Devotion as a Noun

Definitions of "Devotion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “devotion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Feelings of ardent love.
• Religious worship or observance.
• Commitment to some purpose.
• Religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently.
• Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God.
• (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently.
• Love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or activity.
• Prayers or religious observances.

Synonyms of "Devotion" as a noun (25 Words)

adherence	Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion. A strict adherence to etiquette.
allegiance	The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. A complex pattern of cross party allegiances.
commitment	The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose. With so many business commitments time for recreation was limited.
constancy	The tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation. She did not think much of married bliss yet she approved of constancy.
cultism	Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God.
dedication	The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose. A faintly engraved inscription or dedication.
devotedness	Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God. Many of the gentry were won by his undoubted sincerity and devotedness.
devoutness	Piety by virtue of being devout.
faithfulness	The quality of being faithful. Faithfulness in marriage.
fidelity	Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. The 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity.
godliness	The quality of being devoutly religious; piety. A man of great godliness.
holiness	The quality of being holy. A life of holiness and total devotion to God.
loyalty	The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. They felt no loyalty to a losing team.
piety	The quality of being religious or reverent. Acts of piety and charity.
religious observance	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
religious worship	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
religiousness	The quality of being extremely conscientious. His care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness.
saintliness	The quality of resembling a saint. Her selfless behaviour borders on saintliness.
sanctity	The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly. The site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians.
spirituality	Property or income owned by a church. The shift in priorities allows us to embrace our spirituality in a more profound way.
staunchness	Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
steadfastness	Steadfast resolution. No side wins without steadfastness in the face of adversity.
trueness	The quality of being loyal. I marveled at the trueness of his aim.
veneration	Great respect; reverence. His respect for the law bordered on veneration.
worship	The activity of worshipping. The church was opened for public worship.

Usage Examples of "Devotion" as a noun

• He returned to his devotions.
• She was the epitome of wifely devotion.
• Their devotion to each other was beautiful.
• His devotion to duty never wavered.
• The devotion of his time and wealth to science.
• The order's aim was to live a life of devotion.
• She went to her devotions.

Associations of "Devotion" (30 Words)

adherence	Attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief. Observing the adherence of the seeds to clothing prompted the development of Velcro.
allegiance	Loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause. A complex pattern of cross party allegiances.
commitment	The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose. His business commitments took him to London.
committed	Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship. A committed relationship.
consecrate	Render holy by means of religious rites. A life consecrated to science.
consign	Send to an address. He consigned three paintings to Sotheby s.
dedicate	Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause. Today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington.
dedicated	Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose. A team of dedicated doctors.
dedication	The action of dedicating a church or other building. The hardback edition contained a fulsome dedication to his wife.
devote	Give all or most of one’s time or resources to (a person or activity. The hostile army was devoted with dire execrations to the gods of war.
faith	Complete trust or confidence in someone or something. He cherished the faith of a good woman.
faithfulness	The quality of being faithful. Faithfulness in marriage.
fealty	Formal acknowledgement of loyalty to a lord. A property for which she did fealty.
fidelity	The quality of being faithful. The 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity.
holy	A sacred place of pilgrimage. I do not lead a holy life.
honesty	A European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seed pods which are used for indoor flower arrangements. I bought potatoes and tomatoes from the roadside stall putting 3 in the honesty box.
loyalty	The quality of being loyal. His extreme loyalty to the Crown.
oblation	The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist. Oblations for aid to the poor.
passionately	With passion. He argued passionately against war.
piety	Righteousness by virtue of being pious. Acts of piety and charity.
posterity	All of the offspring of a given progenitor. God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven.
sacrifice	Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice. He sacrificed his queen on the 34th move.
sanctity	The quality of being holy. The site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians.
selfless	Concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one’s own; unselfish. An act of selfless devotion.
sincerity	The absence of pretence, deceit, or hypocrisy. They demanded some proof of my sincerity.
troth	A mutual promise to marry. A token of troth.
undying	(especially of an emotion) lasting forever. His undying fame.
votary	A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult. A votary of Aphrodite.
votive	An object offered in fulfilment of a vow, such as a candle used as a vigil light. Votive prayers.
wholehearted	With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion. Gave wholehearted support to her candidacy.