Crossword clues for devoted
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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.
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.]
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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. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
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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
1590s, "set apart by a vow," past participle adjective from devote (v.). Meaning "characterized by devotion" is from c.1600. Related: Devotedly.
Wiktionary
1 vowed; dedicated; consecrated. 2 zealous; characterized by devotion. 3 (context obsolete English) cursed; doomed. v
(en-past of: devote)
WordNet
adj. zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
(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 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.