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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
devoted
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a chapter is devoted to sth (=it deals only with a particular subject)
▪ Five whole chapters are devoted to social reform.
a devoted fan (=a strong supporter or admirer)
▪ Devoted fans from all over the country have travelled to the concert.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
▪ Before it is through, Pound's centenary year will bring on indigestion in even the most devoted Poundians.
▪ That ought to be enough to scare away even the most devoted private-sector champions of better training.
▪ She had only met them once and they had seemed a friendly and most devoted couple.
■ NOUN
husband
▪ Jamie would take it badly, he was a devoted husband and father if ever Haney saw one.
▪ The devoted husband did not himself go to Cumnor, but sent his cousin, Sir Thomas Blount, to investigate.
▪ Why should she feel guilty of deceiving her devoted husband, she asked herself, if it was only in her thoughts?
▪ Their subtext was that this was a devoted husband and a decent chap, not the apprentice dictator that his detractors portrayed.
wife
▪ He has a devoted wife and family.
▪ His home life, such as it was, was shared with his devoted wife Marie-Anne, whom he had married in 1765.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He described Mr Edwards as "a good man and a devoted husband."
▪ Mark is a devoted father.
▪ They remained devoted friends for many years.
▪ Thousands of devoted fans waited in the rain for the group to arrive.
▪ With the support of his devoted wife, he carried on writing until the age of 73.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Jamie would take it badly, he was a devoted husband and father if ever Haney saw one.
▪ Since she was utterly devoted to my father, her children inevitably took second place.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Devoted

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.

Devoted

Devote \De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Devoting.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See Vow, and cf. Devout, Devow.]

  1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.

    No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed.
    --Lev. xxvii. 28.

  2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]

  3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.

    Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear.
    --Ps. cxix. 38.

    They devoted themselves unto all wickedness.
    --Grew.

    A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing.
    --Gray.

    Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
devoted

1590s, "set apart by a vow," past participle adjective from devote (v.). Meaning "characterized by devotion" is from c.1600. Related: Devotedly.

Wiktionary
devoted
  1. 1 vowed; dedicated; consecrated. 2 zealous; characterized by devotion. 3 (context obsolete English) cursed; doomed. v

  2. (en-past of: devote)

WordNet
devoted
  1. adj. zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"

  2. (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry" [syn: devoted(p)]

Wikipedia
Devoted

Devoted is the sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Elixir by American entertainer Hilary Duff with Elise Allen. It was published and released to booksellers on October 11, 2011. It is the second in an unnamed trilogy by Duff and Allen.

Since Sage was kidnapped, Clea has no way of knowing if he is alive or dead. And even though she has only just discovered they were soul mates, she feels like a part of her is lost forever. What's worse, she can't even turn to her best friend Ben because every time she looks at him, all she sees is his betrayal.

But waiting for something to happen is not an option, so Clea is ready for action. Suffering through dreams of seeing Sage with another woman, she makes an uneasy alliance with Sage's enemies and sets out to be reunited with Sage...in this life or the next.

Usage examples of "devoted".

When members of the Massachusetts legislature came to Quincy to present Adams with a tribute to his devoted service to his country, he was moved to tears.

Herbert Akron, and Herbert Akron is very devoted to people who make him comfortable.

Lagos, was devoted entirely to the report of Meyer Horowitz on the iceberg Alamo operation.

On some particular occasions, when the magistrates were exasperated by some personal motives of interest or resentment, the rules of prudence, and perhaps of decency, to overturn the altars, to pour out imprecations against the emperors, or to strike the judge as he sat on his tribunal, it may be presumed, that every mode of torture which cruelty could invent, or constancy could endure, was exhausted on those devoted victims.

But I have discovered that in this Exile world he devoted himself instead to the domestication of chatikot and heuadotberia and amphicyons, which became pivotal in the subsequent Tanu domination of society.

It makes possible to an extent the tracing of pet animals, lost or stolen, which now find themselves devoted to vivisection.

The next few days Tarzan devoted to the weaving of a barkcloth sail with which to equip the canoe, for he despaired of being able to teach the apes to wield the paddles, though he did manage to get several of them to embark in the frail craft which he and Mugambi paddled about inside the reef where the water was quite smooth.

One nun, Sister John Appassionata, took a special interest in Jude and under her devoted care he found his voice again.

Paris, this eleventh of November, your devoted husband, Robert Appleton, Knight.

O thou, the very power by which I am, And but for which it were in vain to be, Chief next Diana, virgin heavenly fair, Admired Arete, of them admired Whose souls are not enkindled by the sense, Disdain not my chaste fire, but feed the flame Devoted truly to thy gracious name.

X himself devoted his valuable time to rooting through the debris of the New Atlantan immune system proved this.

Nowadays, she lived with Balboa in a derelict house, and devoted her time to art and scoring, for her addicted beloved, the occasional six-pack of Diet Mecca.

Chapter i the gardens of Balmoral in the middle of August displayed as much glory as the devoted skill of the gardeners could achieve in the short-lived Scottish summer.

Lekel, chaplain of the Bastile, who had accompanied the cardinal, and was devoted to him, to take charge of it and convey it to the queen.

Lady Beata, who was tenderly devoted to her, had not ceased from efforts to rouse her with nameless little gracious cares.