devotion

IPA: dɪvˈoʊʃʌn

Examples of "devotion" in Sentences

Very little of what we call devotion seasons them.
Among her friends, Amys heedless devotion is often cause for concern.
I use the word devotion specifically as it indicates love: these artists loved their patrons, they didn’t just serve them.
Obviously that devotion is romantic, and here is the reason this scandal has engaged us for so long: its true center is not a particularly lurid and public divorce.
In this I meant recognition of what Simone Weil described this way: "I am an atheist and a Christian, for what we call God cannot possibly exist -- but the object of my devotion is not in vain."
[Page 27] hair which trails on the floor as she kneels, her wan, brown, pathetic face raised suppliantly in devotion, is one of the prettiest, though most common, sights in Mexico on Sunday morning.
Watching these films, I realized that although one man may stand out more than others in devotion and leadership, war is filled with heroes -- the many unnamed heroes that even help to create the known heroes, or the simple heroism of risking your life for the defense of one's country.