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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-700/
- Published: 2021-12-29T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-27T17:42:20.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…

devotion (noun):

1a : religious fervor : piety  
b : an act of prayer or private worship —usually used in plural  
c : a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate  
2a : the act of dedicating something to a cause, enterprise, or activity  
b : the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal  
3 *obsolete* : the object of one’s devotion

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devotion?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : When we take a vow, we pledge our devotion—whether to remain true to a partner, to uphold the law, or to honor the word of God. It should be no surprise then that devotion and its related verb devote come from the act of taking a vow. Both words originate from Latin devotus, which is the past participle of devovere, a union of the prefix de- (“from”) and the verb vovere (“to vow”). Devote was once used as an adjective that could mean either “devout” or “devoted.” While devout often connotes faithfulness of a religious nature, the adjective devoted conveys the sense of one’s commitment to another through love and loyalty (“a devoted husband and father”; “the singer’s devoted fans”).

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