Basic Details
Word: Devotion
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Great love, loyalty or care given to someone or something; also deep religious feeling and worship.
Synonyms: loyalty, dedication, commitment, love
Antonyms: indifference, neglect
How to Spell Devotion
Syllables: de - vo - tion
Tricky part: The ending is tion even though it sounds like shun. Like devoted, it starts with de, not di.
Watch out for: devosion, divotion, devoshun
Memory tip: Devotion rhymes with motion and lotion, and it ends with the same tion, even though you hear shun.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The team's devotion to training showed in every match they played.
Example 2: She looked after the stray dogs on our street with great devotion.
Example 3: Pilgrims climbed the hill at dawn as an act of devotion.
Fun Fact
A person who is very devoted to a god, a cause or a hobby is called a devotee, made with the same ee ending as employee.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose its meaning:
1. persuation 2. superstision 3. devotion 4. discription
a) the act of making someone believe something
b) great love and loyalty
c) a belief in luck that is not based on reason
d) a piece of writing saying what something is like
Show answer
b) great love and loyalty. The slips are in the endings and in the start of description; devotion is written as it should be.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word devotion as used in the sentence:
The nurse cared for her patients with a devotion that everyone in the ward noticed.
a) neglect
b) dedication
c) curiosity
d) impatience
Show answer
b) dedication. Dedication means giving your time and effort fully, just as the nurse did; neglect is its opposite.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The temple musicians played the evening ragas with such devosion that the listeners sat silent until the very last note faded away.
a) silent
b) listeners
c) musicians
d) devosion
Show answer
d) devosion. The shun sound at the end of this noun is spelt tion, as in motion and promotion.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Practising the sitar every single day shows ____ to music.
a) devotion
b) boredom
c) dislike
d) laziness
Show answer
a) devotion
2. A devotee of cricket is someone who ____.
a) has never seen a match
b) plays only on weekends
c) makes and sells cricket bats
d) loves and follows the game
Show answer
d) loves and follows the game
