devotion

«devotion» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Great love and loyalty to someone or something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (devotion, devotions)

meaning for a pupil

1) Great love and loyalty to someone or something. tree →

2) Giving a lot of time and effort to a job, hobby or cause. tree →

3) (church) Prayer and worship; «devotions» are short prayers or a time of prayer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means reverence and fear of God, the spirit of serving Him. Interpretation: Job's friend accuses him of weakening reverence for God, and tradition values proper awe as the beginning of wisdom. In the primary lessons: It praises someone for faithful love or hard work: «devotion to duty», «devotion to her family», «with great devotion». In stories it shows loyalty, like a dog's devotion to its owner or a friend who never gives up. In church life «daily devotions» means a short time of Bible reading and prayer; Christians believe devotion to God shows in prayer and in kindness.

examples

• Yea, thou doest away with fear, and impairest devotion before God. (Writings JOB.15.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• The dog's devotion to the old shepherd was famous in the village. tree →
• Her devotion to the violin meant she practised every single day. tree →
• The nurses were thanked for their devotion during the hard winter. tree →
• Grandma reads a psalm in her morning devotions. tree →
• Mole's devotion to his friend Rat grew stronger after the adventure in the Wild Wood. tree →
• The team showed real devotion by training in the rain. tree →
• A mother's devotion to her baby is a kind of love that does not count the cost. tree →
• You will rejoice at my happiness; for your devotion to me is great and sincere." tree →

note

Noun; mostly uncountable («great devotion»), but «devotions» (plural) means prayers. The verb is «devote» (devote time to something) and the adjective «devoted» (a devoted friend). Follow it with «to»: devotion to someone, not «devotion for».

In the corpora

• Yea, thou doest away with fear, and impairest devotion before God.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «devotion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.