devote
Give over entirely
To devote is to give time, energy, or resources to something completely: She devoted her life to medicine, He devoted the morning to answering emails.
The word implies sustained commitment rather than casual attention.
Devoted as an adjective describes deep loyalty or affection: a devoted husband, devoted fans.
A devotee is someone wholly given over to a pursuit or belief.
Set apart formally
- commitBind to a course
- consecrateMake sacred officially
- giveTo transfer possession
- applyPut into operation
invest · pledge · bind · engage · allocate · direct · channel · focus
Intense emotional warmth
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- loveIntense fond attachment
adoration · infatuation · obsession · yearning · longing · intensity · fire · burning
Loyalty owed to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
adherence · fealty · commitment · bond · attachment · trueheartedness · trustworthiness · dependability
Something presented or given
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- forsakeAbandon completely
- renounceFormally give up
give up · let go · abandon · yield · forgo · selflessness · abnegation · self-denial
Unpaid willing participant
- aidSupport given freely
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- missionPurpose-driven task
- caregivingAttending to dependents
stewardship · calling · vocation · philanthropy · altruism · charity · outreach · humanitarian
dedicate
Set apart formally
- commitBind to a course
- consecrateMake sacred officially
- giveTo transfer possession
apply · invest · pledge · bind · engage · allocate · direct · channel · focus · concentrate
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
love · adoration · infatuation · obsession · yearning · longing · intensity · fire · burning · eagerness
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
constancy · adherence · fealty · commitment · bond · attachment · trueheartedness · trustworthiness · dependability · unswerving
offering
Something presented or given
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- forsakeAbandon completely
renounce · give up · let go · abandon · yield · forgo · selflessness · abnegation · self-denial · martyrdom
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
caregiving · stewardship · calling · vocation · philanthropy · altruism · charity · outreach · humanitarian · welfare
- engageengage, immerse, delve, dive, plunge
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- worship verbspray, bless, anoint, baptize, consecrate
- loyaltyloyalty, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity, allegiance
- time offvacation, holiday, weekend, break, rest
- contributecontribute, donate, give, chip in, pitch in
devotewaste
Unwanted discarded material
squander · misuse · misapply · misappropriate · fritter away
devotedeconsecrate
Remove sacred designation
desecrate · profane · secularize · defile · unhallow
- blind devotionUnwavering allegiance ignoring flaws
- personal devotionSincere individual commitment
- religious devotionSincere worship commitment
- daily devotionsScheduled spiritual exercises
- motherly devotionA mother's committed love
- devoted motherParent who prioritizes children completely
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