n. The state of being; devoted, attached, or addicted; zealous faithfulness and attachment.
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n. feelings of ardent love
Word Usage
"I think they were a little stuck-up about it, believing it to be an act unrivalled in devotedness, and they were most tiresome all the afternoon, talking about their secret, and not letting us know what it was."