devoção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvōtiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.voˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.voˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.vuˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.buˈsɐ̃w̃/ [dɨ.βuˈsɐ̃w̃]

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: de‧vo‧ção

Noun

devoção f (plural devoções)

devotion (the act or state of devoting or being devoted)
(uncountable) devotion (feelings of strong or fervent affection)
Synonym: dedicação
(uncountable) devotion (religious veneration, zeal or piety)
Synonym: fervor

Related terms

devoto

Further reading

“devoção” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“devoção” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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