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devotion
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DEVOTION
1
a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone <Albert Schweitzer was world-renowned for his devotion to his fellow man>
Related Words appetite, fancy, favor, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, taste; craving, crush, desire, infatuation, longing, lust, yearning; ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, fervor, zeal; appreciation, esteem, estimation, regard, respect; adoration, adulation, deification, idolatry, idolization, worship; allegiance, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, steadfastness
Near Antonyms allergy, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, disfavor, dislike, enmity, hostility; abhorrence, disgust, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; misanthropy
2
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty <the knight's fierce devotion to his lord>
Synonyms adhesion, allegiance, attachment, commitment, constancy, dedication, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, loyalty, piety, steadfastness, troth
Related Words affection, fondness; determination, firmness, resolution; dependability, reliability, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness
Antonyms disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness
3
belief and trust in and loyalty to God <a people of deep spirituality and indomitable devotion>
Related Words devoutness, piousness, religiousness; adoration, reverence, veneration, worship; profession, protestation
Near Antonyms disbelief, doubt, unbelief, unfaith; agnosticism, know-nothingism; apostasy, lapse, tergiversation
Antonyms atheism, godlessness
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