LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēvōtiō

dēvōtiō f (genitive dēvōtiōnis)
Classical[deːˈwoː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɔt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

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

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēvōtiōdēvōtiōnēs
genitivedēvōtiōnisdēvōtiōnum
dativedēvōtiōnīdēvōtiōnibus
accusativedēvōtiōnemdēvōtiōnēs
ablativedēvōtiōnedēvōtiōnibus
vocativedēvōtiōdēvōtiōnēs

dēvōtĭo, ōnis, f. devoveo.
I. A devoting, consecrating.
A. Prop.: Deciorum devotiones, the devoting of themselves, Cic. N. D. 3, 6, 15; cf. vitae, id. Rab. Post. 1 fin.; capitis, id. Dom. 57; a vow, Vulg. Act. 23, 1. —
B. Transf., fealty, allegiance, devotedness (late Lat.): alicujus erga rempublicam, Treb. Poll. Gall. 14: Aquileiensium pro Romanis, Capitol. Maxim. et Balb. 11: quis fortes animat devotio mentes, Nemes. Cyneg. 83 al.—Hence,
2. (Cf. devotus, P. a. no. B.) In Christian authors, piety, devotion, zeal, Lact. 2, 11 med.: inutilis est Deo qui devotione caret, id. 5, 19, 13; cf. coupled with religio, Lampr. Heliog. 3.—
II. A cursing, curse, imprecation, execration, Nep. Alcib. 4, 5: pilae in quibus devotio fuerit scripta, id. ib. 6, 5: dissimulata nauseantis devotione, Petr. 103, 6; v. also Macr. Sat. 3, 9.—
III. Sorcery, enchantment; and concr., a magical formula, incantation, spell, Suet. Calig. 3: carmina et devotiones, id. ib.; Tac. A. 2, 69: devotionibus et veneno peremisse, id. ib. 3, 13; 4, 52: conjugium (i. e. conjugem) principis devotionibus petere, id. ib. 12, 65 al.—
B. Transf., any form of prayer: devotiones faustae, Ap. M. 11, p. 265, 5.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalandevoció
  • Englishdevotion
  • Frenchdévotion
  • Romaniandevoțiunefrom French dévotion
  • GermanDevotion
  • Italiandevozione
  • Occitandevocion
  • Portuguesedevoção
  • Spanishdevoción
  • Galiciandevoción

Quick answers

What does dēvōtiō mean in Latin?
dēvōtiō, a noun, means “The act of devoting or consecrating.; Fealty, allegiance, devotedness, deference.; Piety, devotion, zeal.”.
What is the genitive of dēvōtiō?
The genitive singular is dēvōtiōnis. dēvōtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēvōtiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈwoː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈvɔt.t͡si.o].