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[dɪ'vəʊʃn] 1.nome (to person, work, homeland) dedizione f.; (to doctrine, cause) attaccamento m.; (to God) devozione f.2.* * *1) (great love: her undying devotion for her children.) devozione2) (the act of devoting or of being devoted: devotion to duty.) devozione* * *devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃn/n.1 [u] (relig.) devozione; pietà2 [u] devozione; dedizione: devotion to a cause, dedizione a una causa; devotion to one's family, devozione (o attaccamento) alla famiglia; He was praised for his selfless devotion to duty, era lodato per la sua dedizione disinteressata al dovere3 (pl., form.) devozioni; preghiere: The bishop was at his devotions, il vescovo diceva le devozioni (o recitava le preghiere).* * *[dɪ'vəʊʃn] 1. 2.
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