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devotement|dɪˈvəʊtmənt|
[f. devote v. + -ment.]
1. The action of devoting, or fact of being devoted; devotion, dedication.
[1604Shakes. Oth. ii. iii. 322 He hath deuoted, and giuen vp himselfe to the Contemplation, marke, and deuotement of her parts and Graces. (So Fol. 1; Qq. and Fol. 2 denotement.)] 1621Ainsworth Annot. Pentat. Lev. xxvii. 29 A devotement was more than a simple vow, whereof there might be redemption, but things devoted had no redemption. a1678Woodhead Holy Living (1688) 217 A devotement and a dedication of themselves..to God is then made. 1749Hurd Notes on Hor. Art. of Poetry (T.), Her [Iphigenia's] devotement was the demand of Apollo. 1809Southey in Q. Rev. I. 223 The self-denial and the self-devotement of apostles. 1827Sir W. Hamilton in Life I. 272 A moderate devotement of time. 1852Wayland Mem. Judson (1853) I. i. 29 His own personal devotement to the missionary cause.
†2. concr. Something devoted; a votive offering. Obs. rare.
1799E. King Munimenta Antiq. I. Pref. 19 ἀναθήµατα, consecrated devotements..inscribed with Greek Letters. |