devotio

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) The act of devoting or consecrating.
  2. (declension-3) Fealty, allegiance, devotedness, deference.
  3. (declension-3) Piety, devotion, zeal.
  4. (declension-3) The act of cursing; curse, imprecation, execration.
  5. (declension-3) Sorcery, enchantment; magical formula, incantation, spell.

Pronounced as (IPA)
[deːˈwoː.ti.oː]
Etymology

From dēvōtum + -tiō, from the supine of dēvoveō (“vow, devote”).

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