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Definition of Devotio

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Devotional
Devotional De*vo"tion*al, a. [L. devotionalis.] Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind.
Devotionalist
Devotionalist De*vo"tion*al*ist, Devotionist De*vo"tion*ist, n. One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.
Devotionality
Devotionality De*vo`tion*al"i*ty, n. The practice of a devotionalist. --A. H. Clough.
Devotionally
Devotionally De*vo"tion*al*ly, adv. In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
Devotionist
Devotionalist De*vo"tion*al*ist, Devotionist De*vo"tion*ist, n. One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.
Misdevotion
Misdevotion Mis`de*vo"tion, n. Mistaken devotion.
Undevotion
Undevotion Un`de*vo"tion, n. Absence or want of devotion.

Meaning of Devotio from wikipedia

- Devotio Moderna (Latin; lit., Modern Devotion) was a movement for religious reform, calling for apostolic renewal through the rediscovery of genuine pious...
- In ancient Roman religion, the devotio was an extreme form of votum in which a Roman general vowed to sacrifice his own life in battle along with the...
- noted particularly for sacrificing himself in battle through the ritual of devotio, as recorded by the Augustan historian Livy. Decius Mus first enters history...
- founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement. He was born in the Hanseatic city Deventer in the Bishopric...
- Imitation of Christ is a handbook for the spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement, which Thomas followed. The Imitation is perhaps the most...
- Gerson. The Brethren's confraternity is the best known fruits of the "Devotio Moderna", (the Modern Devotion), a lifestyle and undogmatic form of piety...
- Van Engen, John (2013). Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life: The Devotio Moderna and the World of the Later Middle Ages. University of Pennsylvania...
- Tauler Walter Hilton The Cloud of Unknowing Heinrich Seuse Geert Groote Devotio Moderna Julian of Norwich Thomas à Kempis Nicholas of Cusa Marsilio Ficino...
- father and grandfather had fallen in battle after performing the ritual of devotio before the troops, before rushing the enemy. According to one report, Mus...
- the teachings of the Brothers of the Common Life, the promoters of the "devotio moderna". From Montserrat, he left for Barcelona but took a detour through...