Word Meanings - DEVOTED - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer. -- De*vot"ed*ly, adv. -- De*vot"ed*ness, n.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DEVOTED)

• Bigoted
• Prejudiced
• intolerant
• narrow-minded
• blindly devoted
• onesided
• confined
• Fond
• Loving
• attached
• affectionate
• foolish
• silly
• weak
• doting
• empty
• enamored
• devoted

Related words: (words related to DEVOTED)

• LOVAGE
  An umbelliferous plant , sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. (more info) indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian,
• LOVING
  1. Affectionate. The fairest and most loving wife in Greece. Tennyson. 2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words.
• PREJUDICATIVE
  Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging. Dr. H. More.
• CONFINER
  One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
• DOTATION
  1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman. 2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation. Blackstone.
• BIGOTEDLY
  In the manner of a bigot.
• LOVERWISE
  As lovers do. As they sat down here loverwise. W. D. Howells.
• DOTISH
  Foolish; weak; imbecile. Sir W. Scott.
• SILLYHOW
  A caul. See Caul, n., 3.
• CONFINABLE
  Capable of being confined, restricted, or limited. Not confinable to any limits. Bp. Hall.
• DEVOTIONALLY
  In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
• PREJUDICAL
  Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter not previously decided; as, a prejudical inquiry or action at law.
• LOVELILY
  In manner to excite love; amiably. Otway.
• LOVELOCK
  A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. Burton. A long lovelock and long hair he wore. Sir W. Scott.
• PREJUDICATE
  1. Formed before due examination. "Ignorance and prejudicate opinions." Jer. Taylor. 2. Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced. "Prejudicate readers." Sir T. Browne.
• LOVE-SICKNESS
  The state of being love-sick.
• ENAMOR
  To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. W. Irving.
• DEVOTO
  A devotee. Dr. J. Scott.
• DOTANT
  A dotard. Shak.
• DOTTARD
  An old, decayed tree. Bacon.
• INDEVOTE
  Not devoted. Bentley. Clarendon.
• SELF-LOVE
  The love of one's self; desire of personal happiness; tendency to seek one's own benefit or advantage. Shak. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. Pope. Syn. -- Selfishness. -- Self-love, Selfishness. The term self-love is used
• SACERDOTAL
  Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions. The ascendency of the sacerdotal order was long the ascendency which naturally and properly belongs
• ENDOTHECIUM
  The inner lining of an another cell.
• CLOVEN
  from Cleave, v. t. To show the cloven foot or hoof, to reveal a devilish character, or betray an evil purpose, notwithstanding disguises, -- Satan being represented dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs.
• SACERDOTALISM
  The system, style, spirit, or character, of a priesthood, or sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order.
• CLOVE
  imp. of Cleave. Cleft. Spenser. Clove hitch See under Hitch. -- Clove hook , an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; -- called also clip hook. Knight.