family devotion
Love for relatives
Family devotion is a regular practice of prayer, scripture reading, or spiritual reflection shared among family members, typically in the home.
The term appears most often in Christian contexts, where families gather—often daily—for Bible reading and prayer: We do family devotions every morning before breakfast.
The plural *devotions* emphasizes the recurring nature of the practice.
- celebrationsOrganized expressions of joy
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- holidaysDesignated celebration days
- loveIntense fond attachment
- prayerAddress to deity
parenting · affection · scripture study · sacrifice · loyalty · moral values · worship · compassion · storytelling · mentoring · unconditional love · guidance · nurturing · anniversaries · Sunday dinner · saying grace · quality time · blessings
- Bible for kidschildren's Bible, illustrated Bible, Bible stories, baby Jesus, David and Goliath
- Evening Prayersevening prayer, night prayer, compline, evensong, vespers
family devotionself-centeredness
Preoccupation with one's own interests
egoism · self-absorption · narcissism · self-interest · looking out for number one
family devotionabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
parental neglect · child abandonment · estrangement · emotional unavailability · absenteeism
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