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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1626
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Devotioun, Devocioun, n. Also: devocion(e, -wocion, -wocyon; devotione, -votyon(e; devocioune, -wocioune, -wosioun; devotioune, -votyoun(e, -votyown(e, -wotyowne; divotioun. [ME. devocion, -yon, -ioun, devociun (a 1225), OF. devociun, -ion, L. dēvōtio.]
1. Devoutness, devout feeling.(a) a1400 Leg. S. v. 312.
Sanct Johne mad his vrisone To God in gud deuocione a1400 Ib. xxvi. 655.
Thing that suld deuocione Inbryng or ȝet contricione c1420 Wynt. ii. 991 (C).
His dewocion … And his religion c1420 Ib. v. 1815.
Cyriak … cesyde of dewocyon c1460 Vertewis of the Mess 3929.
With clen hart and gud deuocione a1570-86 (Dunb.) Maitland Folio MS v. 18.
Sum at the mes lewes all devocion(b) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 651.
With effect of deuocioune, And with gret processioune Of thare prestes 1456 Hay I. 105/31.
The pape will … forthir at all his powere and confourt thair devocioun 1456 Ib. 287/27.
Gude men of lyf and of devocioun c1460 Vertewis of the Mess 3980.
The day that a man sal here mes with clen and gud deuocioune a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 366.
Vsand … mercy with justice and inly devocioun 1490 Irland Mir. I. 20/4.
The devocioune of orisoune cummys maist of luf and cherite a1570-86 (Dunb.) Maitland Folio MS xii. 31.
Enterand for geir and no devocioun 1622-6 Bisset II. 360/20.
Sanct Brydigia … wes haldin in greit reverence … for hir singulare halynes and devosioun(c) c1420 Wynt. ii. 1181.
Than Josue wytht devotyoune Devotly maid his orysoune c1420 Ib. iv. 2620; etc.
Thare he saw that wysyowne That raysid his dewotyoune c1460 Vertewis of the Mess 3926.
To her mes with clen hart & gud deuotioune c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxii. 3.
Richt hartlie on my kneis I pray, With all devotioun that I can [etc.] 1532 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 59.
The provest … and communitie, movit of devotioun, hes for the honour of God [etc.] 1535 Stewart 41239.
Hir greit diuotioun and hir godlie werkis 1562-3 Winȝet II. 25/22.
Estemand it worthy … gif he micht ourcum safer al the rest be deuotioun of fayth a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xxi. 24.
Kirkmen affoir war gude of lyff, … Devotioun was nocht away
2. Expression of devout feeling; worship, prayer.a1400 Legends of the Saints Prol. 17.
Thai suld dresse thare deuocione In prayere & in oracione c1420 Wynt. v. 3976.
He … kest all downe The tempill off thare devotyowne c1420 Ib. vi. 276.
He wald ga rycht To the kyrkis … And thare do his devotyowne 1456 Hay II. 5/3.
To be at his devocioun in contemplacioun of his Creatour c1460 Thewis Wysmen 268.
Thai ar euer in sacret vrisone, Hyd prayere, styll dewocioune c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vi. 127.
Quhen sadly thai had said thar deuotioune a1500 Bk. Chess 875.
To devocioun schupe this knycht to go c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 428.
Full oft I blenk by my buke and blynis of deuotioun c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2351.
I reid … Quhow Grekis maid thare deuotioun haill, To Mars, to saif thame in battaill 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 304.
The said Adame past to the kirk of Brechin, and made his devotioun a1578 Pitsc. I. 117/6.
The king passit in this maner to his dewotioun a1578 Ib. 258/9.
Makand his divotioun to God to send him good chance 1588 Events Q. Mary & Jas. 55.
Doctour Blacwod, … and all other our cuntraithmen … to quhais devotiouns we commend us 1625 Acts V. 176/2.
It is a grite wrong that a iudge sould scarce haif tyme gevin him in ane morneing to vse his devocioun for importunate solicitouris
3. Devout offerings.1486 Misc. Spald. C. V. 30.
[The council] has grantit to William Yonge the deuotione and profite that happinis be gottin of the prayer bell
