devotion Copy link Outline I. A solemn offering of1. dēvōtio, f.2. consecrātioII. Devoted attachment1. stŭdium2. ămor3. vŏluntas (usu. with some epithet)4. "animi assidua et vehemens ad aliquam rem applicata magna cum voluptate occupatio5. animus dēdĭtusIII. Religious worship1. prĕces2. cultus, ūs • devotion: I. A solemn offering of: 1. dēvōtio, f.: in the d. of his life (of P. Decius), in devotione vitae, Cic. 2. consecrātio: v. consecration. II. Devoted attachment: 1. stŭdium: often in pl.: I owe to you the utmost possible d., omnia in te summa et singularia s. debeo, Cic.: v. zeal, affection. 2. ămor: v. love. 3. vŏluntas (usu. with some epithet): my constant d. to the commonwealth, mea perpetua atque constans v. in remp., Cic. Join: voluntas et studium erga aliquem, Cic. 4. "animi assidua et vehemens ad aliquam rem applicata magna cum voluptate occupatio:" definition of studium in Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 36. 5. animus dēdĭtus: the greatest d., animus deditissimus, Cic. Phr.: to show d. to, servire, inservire: v. to devote. III. Religious worship: 1. prĕces: v. prayers. 2. cultus, ūs: v. worship. Phr.: to pay one's d.s, precari ac supplicare, Liv.: v. to pray, prayer. (Devotio is used of religious devotedness in Lact.).