v. t.
No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. Lev. xxvii. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. Ps. cxix. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]
They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]
A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing. Gray.
a. [ L. devotus, p. p. ] Devoted; addicted; devout. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A devotee. [ Obs. ] Sir E. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout;
n. One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot. [ 1913 Webster ]
While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. A. S. Hardy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. [ R. ] Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who devotes; a worshiper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. indevotus: cf. F. indévot. Cf. Indevout. ] Not devoted. [ Obs. ] Bentley. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Devoted in person, or by one's own will. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Self-devotion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]