devoted
adjective (devoted, more devoted); past form of verb devote (devote, devotes, devoted, devoting)
Everyday
- Very loving and loyal (a devoted dog, a devoted fan). tree →
- Giving a lot of time and energy to something (devoted to music). tree →
- Past form of devote: to give time or space to something (The page is devoted to animals). tree →
In the lessons
In stories and family life: a devoted mother, a devoted friend. In books and lessons: a chapter devoted to volcanoes. In maths problems: hours devoted to practice. Phrase: devoted to.
Examples
- The dog was devoted to its owner. tree →
- She is a devoted fan of the team. tree →
- He devoted his life to helping others. tree →
- A whole chapter is devoted to the planets. tree →
- We devoted an hour a day to reading. tree →
- They are a devoted couple. tree →
- Now you can imagine these two devoted lovers hunting night and day. tree →
Note
Followed by «to». Noun: devotion. In word problems, «devoted 3 hours a week» is a rate of time.
In Jewish tradition
Means "cherem": something set apart for God that can't be bought back, and may go to the priests; a devoted person is put to death. In the Prophets and Writings a "devoted thing" is spoil of war that was meant to be given up wholly to God, as in the sin of Achar and Saul's people at Gilgal.
Interpretation. Tradition understands "cherem" as a total dedication to the sanctuary, and the rabbis limit the death penalty so that it does not apply easily. Achar's taking of the devoted thing is read as a warning that keeping what is set apart for God brings trouble on all Israel.
Examples
- Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. (Torah NUM.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. (Torah LEV.27.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. (Torah LEV.27.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing. (Writings 1CH.2.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering, they, even they, shall eat; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. (Prophets EZK.44.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.' (Prophets 1SA.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Followed by «to». Noun: devotion. In word problems, «devoted 3 hours a week» is a rate of time.
On Mova
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