devoção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvōtiōnem.

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

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: de‧vo‧ção

Noun

devoção f (plural devoções)

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

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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