(A) made or declared or believed to be holy
(B) a politically organized body of people under government
(C) used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
(D) ** commitment to some purpose
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Devotion also means a commitment or dedication to some purpose. Your devotion recycling is noble, but can you wait until I’ve read the newspaper? The plural noun devotions can have a religious meaning too, meaning prayers offered to God.
Concept note-2: -There is a sharp difference between devotion and commitment. To commit means to pledge, and thereby binding oneself to a word. To devote means to freely give of ones time to a specific cause.
Concept note-3: -A daily devotional ends with a prayer that relates to the scripture and the reflection. The general purpose of a devotional is to encourage spiritual growth. Not all spiritual journeys are the same, so different devotionals serve different purposes.
Concept note-4: -By definition, devotion is more than a commitment or dedication. It’s unwavering loyalty, signified by giving of one’s time, money and talents to a cause, enterprise or a person. The first church members were characterized as being devoted to: The apostles’ teaching (study of God’s Holy Scriptures)
Concept note-5: -Some common synonyms of devotion are allegiance, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, and piety. While all these words mean “faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty, ” devotion stresses zeal and service amounting to self-dedication.