devoción

/deβoˈsjon/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
devociones

Meaning

  1. devotion

    • Reza con devoción.

      She prays with devotion.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

idolatría

Worth distinguishing: idolatría (idolatry) carries a negative connotation; devoción (devotion) is neutral or positive.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

devoção

devoção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "devotion."

Practice

1 What does devoción mean?

2 Fill the gap: Reza con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches devoción?

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