act of devotion (noun)

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• devotion — noun Date: 13th century 1. a. religious fervor ; piety b. an act of prayer or private worship usually used in plural c. a religious exercise or practice other than the regular …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• devotion — early 13c., from O.Fr. devocion devotion, piety, from L. devotionem (nom. devotio), noun of action from pp. stem of devovere dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly, from de down, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + vovere to vow, from votum …   Etymology dictionary

• devotion — noun 1 (U) great love or loyalty (+ to): Alanna has always shown intense devotion to her children. 2 (U) the act of spending a lot of time and energy on something (+ to): her total devotion to her job 3 (U) great loyalty to a religion 4 devotions …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• devotion — noun /dəˈvəʊʃən/ a) The act or state of devoting or being devoted b) Feelings of strong or fervent affection; dedication …   Wiktionary

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• cross — /krɒs / (say kros) noun 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. a figure of the cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc. 3. the cross as the symbol of… …  

• prayer — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An earnest request] Syn. entreaty, request, intercession, thanksgiving, praise, petition; see also appeal 1 . 2. [An address to the deity] Syn. orison, invocation, act of devotion, supplication, devotions, benediction,… …   English dictionary for students

• attachment — I (act of affixing) noun adjunction, affixation, annexation, annexion, attaching, binding, bond, cohesion, confixation, conjunction, connection, fastening, fixing, insertion, joinder, joining, junction, ligation, nexus, subjunction, that which… …   Law dictionary

• Chastity — For other uses, see Chastity (disambiguation). Allegory of chastity by Hans Memling Chastity refers to the sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion. In the western… …   Wikipedia

• venerate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin veneratus, past participle of venerari, from vener , venus love, charm more at win Date: circa 1623 1. to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference 2. to honor (as an icon or a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary