slavish devotion

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• devotion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great ▪ fanatical, intense, passionate, single minded ▪ Their single minded devotion to the care of the dying was admirable …   Collocations dictionary

• slavish — [[t]sle͟ɪvɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) You use slavish to describe things that copy or imitate something exactly, without any attempt to be original. She herself insists she is no slavish follower of fashion. Derived words: slavishly ADV… …   English dictionary

• slavish — adjective slavish imitation/devotion etc behaviour or actions that show that you cannot make your own decisions about what you should do: a slavish devotion to duty slavishly adverb slavishness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• slavish — slav|ish [ sleıvıʃ ] adjective always doing or following what other people say or do without thinking very much for yourself: She shows a slavish devotion to her job. It was a slavish imitation of his professor s work. ╾ slav|ish|ly adverb ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slavish — UK [ˈsleɪvɪʃ] / US adjective always doing or following what other people say or do without thinking very much for yourself She shows a slavish devotion to her job. It was a slavish imitation of his professor s work. Derived words: slavishly… …   English dictionary

• devotion — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show devotion 2) absolute, blind, complete, deep, great, slavish, thorough, undying, unswerving, utter devotion 3) devotion to (blind devotion to the cause) 4) the devotion to + inf. (does she have enough devotion… …   Combinatory dictionary

• slavish — adj. Slavish is used with these nouns: ↑adherence, ↑devotion, ↑imitation …   Collocations dictionary

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