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1 devotion
1) (great love: her undying devotion for her children.) hengivenhet, (selv)oppofrende kjærlighet2) (the act of devoting or of being devoted: devotion to duty.) hengivenhet; plikttroskapsubst. \/dɪˈvəʊʃ(ə)n\/1) hengivenhet, kjærlighet2) entusiasme, begeistring3) oppofrelse4) helligelse, innvielse5) andakt, fromhet, gudsfrykt, andektighetbe at one's devotions forrette sin andaktdevotions andaktsøvelserdevotion to entusiasme fordevotion to\/for hengivenhet for kjærlighet tildevotion to duty pliktroskap -
2 selfless
adjective (utterly unselfish: As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty.) uselviskadj. \/ˈselfləs\/uselvisk
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