Word: 'devotion' • Extended Annotations

devotion

Extended Annotations

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of devotion

from Latin devotio "curse; devotion by general/army to infernal gods for country; spell/sorcery"

de "concerning, according to" + voti (Nominative: votum) "vote, votive offering; vow, pledge, religious undertaking/promise; fealty/allegiance"

devotion noun

submission
definition of submission:
act of referring to a third party for judgment or decision

religious fervor
an act of prayer or private worship
a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate worship of a congregation
profound dedication, especially to religion
earnest attachment to a cause, person, etc.

Details

Specific examples and quotes of devotion

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heed
careful attention, notice, regard
a giving heed, active direction of the mind upon some object or topic
watchfulness
consideration
continuous and careful thought, a beholding, looking at, contemplation, an opinion obtained by reflection

“You are falling in love with yourself all over again... that infatuation has an almost endearing quality. Your devotion is so immaculate, it prevents you from seeing anything else, which leads you to presume that others can likewise perceive of nothing but you.”

"Weird Genius"
The Story of Your Ankh
by Sabina Nore

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Legend

~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

WEIRD GENIUS
The Story of Your Ankh