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devociun (s.xii2/4)
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devociun (s.xii2/4)

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devocion,  devocione,  devocioun,  devoscioun,  devosciun,  devossiun,  devotion,  devotiun  
  FEW:  devotio 3,61a Gdf:  devocion 2,705a GdfC:  devocion 9,373c TL: devocïon 2,1884 DEAF:  devocion  DMF:  dévotion  TLF:  dévotion  OED:  devotion n.  MED:  devocioun n.  DMLBS:  devotio 645a

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1theol.religious devotion, devoutness, piety: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Puis fist o grant devotion Sun vivant la conception  163
( 1140-60; MS: 1140-60 )  ço est quanqueunkes li nobles reis Henris par sa devotiun i dunad et otreiad  269.4.15
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  cist qui sa devotion Ravit en contemplation  4353
( MS: s.xiii2 )  si die meimes cele saume par bone devoscioun checun jour de l'an  84.8
( 1303 )  pour la devocion qe nous avoms a Seint Cuthbert, advoé de l’eglise  iv 499
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  jeo ne vous ai pas regardé [...] ové si grant doute comme jeo deusse [...] ne ové si bon devocion  10
( 1397 )  pour certain devotion que j’ay a la moustier de Seint E.  i 228
2theol.spiritual sustenance (?): 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Pur ceo qe ascuns purroient trover devociun en cest matire [...]  241
3liturgicaldevotion, ceremony of religious worship: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  en messez, en orisons, en devocions  64
en devociun
with honour, reverence: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Receivecz (l. Receiveçz) lui e soens en devocion, Car il ne vous fra nule rien si bien non  3821
en devociun de
theol.in worship, honour of: 
( 1343-50 )  le cyre qe illuqes fut offert en devocion del martyr  46.21
aver devociun de, mettre en devociun de (+ inf.)
to be desirous of: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Tant li fist sovent riche dun Ke la pape mist en grant devociun De la custome bele anentir  35.96
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1275 )  Si vus avez devociun De la sainte resurrectiun [...] representer [...].  (C) 1
faire sa (etc.) devociun
theol.to make one’s devotions, express one's devoutness: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  alerent nupés [...] en peregrinage et fesauntz lour devocion et offrirent al dit corsant  45.34
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