DEVOTED

devoted

(adjective) (followed by ‘to’) dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; “large sums devoted to the care of the poor”; “a life devoted to poetry”

devoted

(adjective) zealous in devotion or affection; “a devoted husband and father”; “devoted friends”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

devoted

simple past tense and past participle of devote

Adjective

devoted (comparative more devoted, superlative most devoted)

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.

Zealous; characterized by devotion.

(obsolete) Cursed; doomed.

Source: Wiktionary


De*vot"ed, a.

Definition: Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.

– De*vot"ed*ly, adv.

– De*vot"ed*ness, n.

DEVOTE

De*vote", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Devoting.] Etym: [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See Vow, and cf. Devout, Devow.]

1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames. No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. Lev. xxvii. 28.

2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]

3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.

Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. Ps. cxix. 38. They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. Grew. A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing. Gray.

Syn.

– To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict.

De*vote", a. Etym: [L. devotus, p. p.]

Definition: Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] Milton.

De*vote", n.

Definition: A devotee. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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