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Answer for the clue "Feelings of ardent love ", 11 letters:
devotedness

Word definitions for devotedness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. State of being devoted.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: devotion ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Devoted \De*vot"ed\, a. Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer. -- De*vot"ed*ly , adv. -- De*vot"ed*ness , n.

Usage examples of devotedness.

Apologia, and the touching allusion in it to the devotedness of the Catholic clergy to the poor in seasons of pestilence reminds me that when the cholera raged so dreadfully at Bilston, and the two priests of the town were no longer equal to the number of cases to which they were hurried day and night, I asked you to lend me two fathers to supply the place of other priests whom I wished to send as a further aid.

Only there were then privileges for the sons of kings, to whom nobody refused to become a creditor, whether from respect, devotedness, or a persuasion that they would some day be paid.