'Devoted' definitions:
Definition of 'devoted'
From: WordNet
adjective
Zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
adjective
(followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry"
Definition of 'Devoted'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii. 28. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix. 38. [1913 Webster]
- They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
- A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing. --Gray.
- Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Devoted'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'devoted'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- absorbed,
- absorbed in,
- acquiescent,
- active,
- adoring,
- affectionate,
- afire,
- altruistic,
- appointed,
- ardent,
- beatified,
- believing,
- blessed,
- bound,
- bound and determined,
- buried in,
- burning,
- canonized,
- caring,
- caught up in,
- Christian,
- Christianlike,
- Christianly,
- committed,
- compliant,
- complying,
- conforming,
- conjugal,
- conscientious,
- consecrated,
- consistent,
- constant,
- contemplating,
- contemplative,
- cultish,
- cultist,
- cultistic,
- dear,
- decided,
- decisive,
- dedicated,
- definite,
- demonstrative,
- destined,
- determined,
- devoted to,
- devout,
- disinterested,
- doomed,
- doting,
- duteous,
- dutiful,
- earnest,
- engaged,
- engrossed,
- engrossed in,
- enthusiastic,
- faithful,
- fast,
- fatal,
- fated,
- fateful,
- fervent,
- fervid,
- fiery,
- filial,
- firm,
- flaming,
- fond,
- foredoomed,
- hallowed,
- hearty,
- heated,
- hot,
- hot-blooded,
- humble,
- husbandly,
- immersed in,
- impassioned,
- in earnest,
- in store,
- in the cards,
- inevitable,
- intense,
- intent,
- intent on,
- involved,
- languishing,
- law-abiding,
- lost in,
- lovelorn,
- lovesick,
- lovesome,
- loving,
- loyal,
- marble-constant,
- marked,
- maternal,
- meditating,
- meditative,
- melting,
- meticulous,
- mindful,
- modest,
- monomaniacal,
- monopolized,
- obedient,
- observant,
- obsessed,
- obstinate,
- occupied,
- on fire,
- ordained,
- parental,
- passionate,
- paternal,
- perfervid,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- pietistic,
- pious,
- practicing,
- prayerful,
- preoccupied,
- punctilious,
- punctual,
- purposeful,
- red-hot,
- regardful,
- relentless,
- religious,
- resolute,
- resolved,
- reverent,
- reverential,
- romantic,
- sacrificing,
- sainted,
- saintly,
- sanctified,
- scrupulous,
- self-abasing,
- self-abnegating,
- self-abnegatory,
- self-denying,
- self-devoted,
- self-effacing,
- self-forgetful,
- self-immolating,
- self-neglectful,
- self-neglecting,
- self-renouncing,
- self-sacrificing,
- self-unconscious,
- selfless,
- sentimental,
- serious,
- set apart,
- sincere,
- single-minded,
- soft,
- solemn,
- spirited,
- stable,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- studious,
- studying,
- submerged in,
- submissive,
- swept up,
- taken up with,
- tenacious,
- tender,
- tested,
- theistic,
- thoughtful,
- totally absorbed,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- true,
- true-blue,
- unacquisitive,
- unfailing,
- unpossessive,
- unpretentious,
- unselfish,
- unsparing of self,
- uxorious,
- vehement,
- venerational,
- venerative,
- warm,
- white-hot,
- wholehearted,
- wifely,
- willing,
- worshipful,
- wrapped in,
- wrapped up in,
- written,
- zealous