The troops, the air force and navy, did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. |
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Ramos succeeds in capturing the sense of community and, more importantly, the unfaltering devotion the members had for the club. |
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May has traditionally been a month of special devotion to Mary, who is Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May. |
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There must be something else inside that fearsome figure, to have won such love and devotion. |
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A variety of public institutions with stands at the festival seem to have tried to outdo each other in their sycophancy and slavish devotion. |
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Others say his devotion to Korean farmers was so passionate that he would willingly have laid down his life for them. |
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This is all outweighed by its tiny size and serious devotion to high-end features for the price. |
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Though I still felt for her the same undying devotion, it was as though we were growing apart. |
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It is not to say that you have less love and devotion for Sikhism or are less religious than the majorihv who keep their kesh. |
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Some may, indeed, be rascals when out on the town, but the extent of grooms' devotion to their horses often borders on the obsessive. |
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There is merely an earnest desire to spread some Yuletide fun and to tell a straightforward story of devotion, determination, and delight. |
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Little Nell Trent lives in the gloomy atmosphere of the old curiosity shop kept by her grandfather, whom she tends with devotion. |
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How do people develop such a ghastly attitude, such an unbending devotion to rules? |
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Little did I realize that this first political activity would lead me to a life of devotion to true justice and real freedom. |
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So what would provoke an exceedingly individualistic, sufficiently unbeholden band to pledge such slavish devotion to a classic rock titan? |
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Gradually, the adoration turns into unabashed devotion, as people try to clamber onto the stage. |
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Some scholars believe it is possible to trace the region's devotion to the Virgin Mary to the mother goddesses of pre-Christian religions. |
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Those men who are absorbed in devotion for Vishnu are blessed in the world. |
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There are also monasteries where monks and nuns practice a life of religious devotion and scholarship. |
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This decision grossly misrepresents the nature of such practices and will only serve to distort public understanding of religious devotion. |
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Because the tribunate was a largely honorific function, this was a remarkable sign of devotion to duty. |
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The Shetland sheepdog has been embraced by dog lovers around the world and has responded to that embrace with unquestionable devotion. |
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Toni Moore's devotion to her two children has earned her the title as the Village Voice mum of the year. |
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As the boon-giving guru gives the mantra in contentment and beatitude, try to please him with devotion, wealth, your very life. |
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This revolt, joined to an ascetic and sterile devotion to positive fact, would ultimately slay even God. |
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The winners were chosen for showing bravery in the face of disability, illness or selfless devotion to others. |
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Their history is replete with heroic deeds of selfless devotion and supreme sacrifice over the years. |
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Third, to excite feelings of devotion, these being aroused more effectively by things seen than by things heard. |
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His positive attitude to life and his devotion to help people in need is illustrated throughout the book. |
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To achieve this, we will have to put an end to our single minded devotion to material pursuits. |
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His mind drifted away from the situation at hand as he allowed himself to feel the extent of her devotion. |
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Few doubt either Ratzinger's stature as a theologian or his deep piety and devotion to the church. |
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This form of thanksgiving is not confined to spiritual devotion and verbal expressions. |
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Even as he suffers and dies he maintains his single-minded devotion to freedom, and in death he becomes a powerful martyr to the Scottish cause. |
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A group of St Petersburg balletomanes are said to have celebrated their devotion to Taglioni's art by cooking and eating a pair of her shoes. |
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The Metaphysicals and the Elizabethans are clearly still read with devotion. |
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In many Sufi traditions, the tekke is the place of devotion and worship for dervishes of a particular Sufi Order. |
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Not surprisingly, given our growing national devotion to mystical malarkey, Irish people are flocking to this supernatural health centre. |
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The only piscatory enthusiasm I do not share with the Spanish is their devotion to bacalao, dried cod. |
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Yet Matilda II, despite her devotion and the influence she had over the English royal court, was never seen as a candidate for sanctity. |
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Yet the most salient feature of Truth and Truthfulness is Williams's passionate devotion to the political heritage of the Enlightenment. |
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Animals fight less because they are, for aught we know, incapable of religious devotion. |
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Few today realize the intense devotion to Christ in the early church and in our sainted martyrs. |
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However, a minority let their admiration and devotion to the great saint go a tad too far. |
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They say love is blind, and too much devotion to a company can sometimes mean overlooking some pretty obvious shortcomings. |
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But the biggest thing in Amanda's life was children, her incredible love for them and devotion to them. |
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His devotion to his work and his love for children made him popular with both pupils and parents. |
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They are all integral parts of church interiors and of the Orthodox liturgy and private devotion. |
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The light of knowledge characterises John's spiritual development and devotion to God. |
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She had only to mention his name, even just his first name, and he appeared, a show of devotion that made Carol rhapsodize about him. |
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If there was every a case for someone being rewarded for a lifetime of devotion it's the phenomenal Nathaniel Lofthouse. |
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As he got older, he retreated from the public eye, spent his days in quiet solitary devotion and scholarly study. |
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Bhagiratha is the legendary king whose devotion made the Ganges consent to come down to the Earth. |
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But also you have to get rid of this free-trade rhetoric and jargon, because it's kind of a religious devotion to the notion of free trade. |
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Its artists broke every boundary they could find, mixing up art and life with almost religious devotion. |
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This is a rare instance of direct personal allusion by Sep, wherein he discusses the role of poetry as devotion. |
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Its beautiful appearance and devotion to its owners make it a well-loved house pet. |
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An invariable theme at prayer meetings and in Gandhi's voluminous writings was the urgency to bring devotion in accord with conduct. |
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His beachfront house in California exemplifies his devotion to straightforward, regionally appropriate design. |
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In late eighteenth and nineteenth century Bengal, the worship of Durga acquired meanings other than devotion as well. |
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Mr. Boskey was a short, portly fellow who wisecracked his way through our daily hour of devotion to the basics of geology. |
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In 1634 a Portuguese noblewoman, presumably deranged by devotion, bit off the little toe of St Francis's right foot. |
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A charismatic leader, he inspired his troops, Frenchmen and foreigners, with fierce loyalty and devotion. |
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This first grandchild was to be her enduring favourite, and the devotion was reciprocated. |
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Sisters Rutter and Hyde were later awarded an MBE each for their unselfish devotion and care. |
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Politics was an abiding passion and he retained a constant devotion to his father's Liberal Party. |
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For each one it takes a certain amount of natural ability, but it also takes devotion, time, and commitment. |
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Psalters were the most popular book used for private devotion before the books of hours. |
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She, who had not come to wanton, used a borrowed wantonness as the instrument of her devotion and courage. |
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They are affectionate and uninhibited and their lifelong devotion to each other is touching. |
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One cannot but stand in awe of such selfless devotion to a cause. |
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I'm tired of hearing politicians making pious pronouncements about their devotion to the people. |
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It also demonstrates Vegas' almost religious devotion to the new. |
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Although extremely private, the couple has been particularly candid about their attraction and devotion to each other. |
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Drawing had been his first devotion, but he shifts to photography when he enters the Beaux-Arts de Paris. |
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The decision to replace someone is often taken on the basis of acquaintanceship, on the principle of personal devotion or, more abhorrently, for money. |
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This is the realm of iconic Japanese cartoons in which doe-eyed characters with waiflike faces have fantastic adventures that inspire devotion in millions of fans. |
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With an equal drive and devotion to achieving what some would think impossible, unrealistic targets were set very early and reached well before time. |
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But I still find it necessary to qualify my statement of devotion, making it clear that I recognize why my taste for the band may seem problematic. |
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It describes worship of Divinity through devotion to the physical yoni. |
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There's another reason why blind devotion to rules won't do. |
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Ben Brown was almost in tears because he's so angry that people are just shooting off little junky items instead of really putting in the devotion the web deserves. |
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Clearly his agenda was specific, his devotion to justice absolute. |
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They are created through the act of readerly devotion and skepticism. |
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Their mutual devotion carried them through several witch-hunts, aroused both by their heretical views on marriage and Mary's newfound gifts as a medium and spiritual healer. |
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Such warm expressions of devotion would come as news to Foer and Wieseltier. |
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The level of devotion is more intense than one might find in Lake Forest, California. |
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In fact, our devotion to those ideals has only been strengthened by the selfless heroism we have seen. |
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A few years ago Patton met a French soldier who knew Gordon, and who confirmed the love and devotion she felt for her grandfather. |
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Yet the courts of the land counted as nought this wondrous devotion. |
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He encouraged devotion to the Host as well as daily almsgiving. |
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Sounds like a program you'd watch with religious devotion, doesn't it? |
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It is an empathic style that earned Blume the devotion of Generation X just as those kids came of age and began craving a guide. |
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Fanatical in her devotion to high Anglo-Catholicism, she became chairman of the Society of Mary, which was what led her on that fateful Coatbridge pilgrimage. |
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Apparently Romney has placed his filial devotion in the same blind trust in which he has stored his dignity. |
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In spite of her fervent devotion to the virtues of participatory democracy, localism and the educational imperative, the works only partially exhibited these principles. |
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Skyscrapers, once the hallmark of our devotion to the almighty dollar, appear in ascending quantity outside the US, perhaps because the dollar isn't so almighty after all. |
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With their lack of attachment to any specific place and their devotion to money and fame, could Asia's youth abandon all that previous generations have built? |
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Despite being somewhat preoccupied with material and professional affairs you manage to attend to children, family and loved ones with devotion and care. |
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So how does one reconcile that with 22 years of intense devotion to a shock jock so notorious for crossing the line? |
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You know I am a tartar when it comes to your lord's devotion to me. |
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She's arguably Japan's biggest and most beloved pop star of this millennium, an industry standard that inspires messianic devotion from schoolgirls and salarymen alike. |
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Their enthusiasm, devotion, and mixed-up sense of romance for squinty boys is one of the more quaint aspects of pop culture. |
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It was first held in 1954 because that had been declared a Marian Year during which the Dominicans naturally wished to express their devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary. |
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Conservatives deride Bruce Bartlett, a supply-side economics inventor, as a Keynesian for criticizing their devotion to tax cuts. |
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Perhaps the most outstanding manifestation of such devotion is the Taj Mahal, erected by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan as a tomb for his dead wife. |
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Not even the delight of passing his driving test or having more time to indulge his devotion to Real Madrid could assuage the inner torment of self-doubt. |
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And in the dynamics of the Iowa caucus that Teflon devotion could bring her victory. |
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This is the kind of devotion that is the hallmark of a small, tight-knit group, like the Branch Davidians. |
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In the story about love, devotion and betrayal that spans lifetimes, Aida becomes the handmaiden to Princess Amneris, who is betrothed to Radames. |
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A much more modern devotion, that to Blessed Martin the lay brother of Lima, first appeared at Sligo in 1955 when there was a November triduum in his honour. |
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She is as ruthless, manipulative, and blackhearted a figure as we've ever seen on screen, but you cannot help but admire her for her devotion and single-mindedness of purpose. |
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Alain, who lives in the Paris region, belongs to a group of historians who have an unbounded admiration for and devotion to the memory of the Emperor Napoleon. |
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The more we train in devotion to all enlightened masters, Buddhas and bodhisattvas, the more our progress in recognizing mind essence will be enhanced. |
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Didn't I promise love and undying devotion from me if you reviewed? |
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The truth is she can hardly imagine it, being so wrapped up in the day-to-day dance between her two sports and her slavish devotion to staying young and fit. |
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Her beauty inspires him and he takes her to be a muse, a reason and an inspiration to choose a life of art and beauty rather than religious devotion. |
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Her devotion to musical theatre, coupled with years of formal training, led her to London's West End, where she had a role in 42nd Street at a young age. |
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We should have devotion towards the unmistaken natural state, in the sense of sincerely appreciating that which is truly unmistaken, unconfused, never deluded. |
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Among the 20th century authors whose works I find mostly unreadable are two who inspire many people with a devotion and respect which are, to me, quite inexplicable. |
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But why on earth is such theological navel-gazing necessary to determine the future of two people whose devotion for each other has been tested time and time again? |
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She was not kneeling there, breviary in hand in silent devotion. |
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I sorrow for you, I have seen your devotion to her, but I speak the truth. |
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He is a gigolo, a love 'em and leave 'em flimflam man who promises widows and spinsters marriage and devotion on the premise of a substantial upfront cash payment. |
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There is no English name for such a sweet excess of devotion, so I will refer to it as a theopathic condition. |
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In all Penelope's devotion to her husband there is an ever present sense that the lady doth protest too much. |
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Saint Andrew's Day marks the beginning of the traditional Advent devotion of the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena. |
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The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. |
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When God ordered his Holy beings to prostrate before Adam, Melek Taus refused to carry out God's order out of his devotion to him. |
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The Gothic period coincided with a great resurgence in Marian devotion, in which the visual arts played a major part. |
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Chinmoy taught that rapid spiritual progress could be made by following a path of love, devotion, and surrender. |
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Mardi-gras was ushered in with various ceremonies, offering a strange mixture of devotion and profaneness. |
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The award was given to Andy at a glittering ceremony called the Spammies, to celebrate his devotion to the processed pork and ham. |
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Nevertheless, in their correspondence the older man's devotion was couched in extravagant terms. |
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He expressed his filial devotion when he took three years leave of absence from his official duties for Qi to mourn his mother's death. |
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War has been made splendid in all its red-handedness chiefly because it trains to teamwork and develops devotion to the group. |
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A person may be consecrated for a specific role within a religious hierarchy, or a person may consecrate his or her life in an act of devotion. |
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During the 17th century, Pietism emerged in Europe as a movement for the revival of piety and devotion within the Lutheran church. |
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To this end, cathedrals normally have a number of small chapels used for private devotion or for small groups. |
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In short, the major elements of Erasmian anti-ceremonialism, interior devotion, scripturalism and the call for clerical reform are undeniable. |
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Pater gave Wilde his sense of almost flippant devotion to art, though it was John Ruskin who gave him a purpose for it. |
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Mariological devotion is strongly emphasized, lest any channel-surfing Protestants think that they've found TBN or the Family Channel. |
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The people developed a devotion to Saint Valentine, on whose day the earthquake hit. |
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The majority of colonists developed a strong sense of devotion to the Crown. |
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But throughout it all their incredible devotion to Paignton in Devon has remained constant. |
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There also are important Aymaran communities near Lake Titicaca that have a strong devotion to James the Apostle. |
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Consequently, they also suggest that his devotion to Tianfei was the dominant faith that he adhered to. |
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Again, however, this process ended state official practices but not private religious devotion. |
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Under the Guptas, a renewed Hinduism based on devotion rather than the management of ritual began to assert itself. |
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In his classic essay on the topic George Orwell distinguishes nationalism from patriotism, which he defines as devotion to a particular place. |
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The second, legitimacy based on charismatic leadership is devotion to a leader or group that is viewed as exceptionally heroic or virtuous. |
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No one on this earth can be compared with your courage, merciness and your devotion towards Dharma. |
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In Pure Land Buddhism, devotion to the Buddha Amitabha is the main practice. |
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Gustav recognised her devotion to the family and dedicated several of his early compositions to her. |
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Biebermania doesn't always result in injury, though. The outpouring of devotion from his fans comes in other ways, too. |
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Soon after Confucius's death, Qufu, his home town, became a place of devotion and remembrance. |
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Schoelcher speculates that his youthful devotion to the instrument explains the large number of pieces he composed for oboe. |
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She lavishes him with the attention of her and her fairies, and while she is in this state of devotion, Oberon takes the changeling. |
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Only Sam Pram's bump and Sarah Twitter's doe-eyed devotion to her man got any attention. |
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Most of his early childhood was spent in Jersey, to which he retained a strong devotion throughout his life. |
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He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred. |
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They are provided as a supplement to an otherwise nearly total devotion to patriotic honorifics. |
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She used a cave on the banks of the Tower Burn in Dunfermline as a place of devotion and prayer. |
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Even the Quakers, although they allow not music, yet preach intoningly, in a singsong way. Music is the natural outlet of devotion. |
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Guru Arjan, in his Sukhmani Sahib, recommended the true religion is one of loving devotion to God. |
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Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honoured with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence. |
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At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity. |
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He also brought her fully into his religious life, including involving her in his devotion to Edward the Confessor. |
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On her advice, I moved away from my slavish devotion to meat or prawn and went for the karahi paneer. |
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Certainly, she seems to command near-total devotion among her clients. |
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Gregory's writings had the practical effect of promoting this highly organized devotion. |
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A recent Ontario case shows the magnitude to which devotion to rejectamenta can go. |
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While two Air Commodores, seven Group Captains, five Wing Commanders have also been conferred Vayu Sena Medal for devotion to duty. |
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To trace the origin of the Yprois devotion to this Madonna, we must go back five centuries. |
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It was consensus, the impermeable devotion to an article of faith. |
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Bhakti refers to devotion, participation in and the love of a personal god or a representational god by a devotee. |
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Religious altarpieces, fresco cycles, and small works for private devotion were very popular. |
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He has been criticized for his slavish devotion to the rules. |
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His small painting for private devotion, Noli Me Tangere, has been taken as an expression of his personal religion. |
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The openhanded financial donation by the Ghanaians clearly confirms their love and devotion for native land. |
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Goodman became something of an urban legend for her extremes of devotion to the art form. |
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Oliver Treadwell represents Miss Glasgow's apotheosis of compromise, and the more shoddy in the unflickering light of his wife's devotion. |
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They say they offer a pathway to enlightenment in return for spiritual devotion and often give donations to ashrams, temples and charity projects. |
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Religion in Carthage was based on inherited Phoenician ways of devotion. |
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This practice of love and devotion to God is known as Bhakti Yoga. |
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Of particular interest is the fact that after Vespers the De profundis devotion was to follow immediately the performance of three polyphonic votive antiphons. |
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Laura Engelstein begins with a brief summary of the various forms of popular belief and devotion within the Orthodox Church, including the skoptsy, or self-castrators. |
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Commentators such as science fiction author David Brin have interpreted the work to hold unquestioning devotion to a traditional elitist social structure. |
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Nonconformists in the 18th and 19th century claimed a devotion to hard work, temperance, frugality, and upward mobility, with which historians today largely agree. |
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Bhakti ideas centered around loving devotion to Vishnu and Shiva with songs and music, were pioneered in this period by the Alvars and Nayanars of South India. |
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Mothering Sunday reminds us of the great virtues of love, unselfishness and devotion to duty, things so many mothers have taught by their own examples. |
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Despite his traditional actor training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered to be a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. |
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Jelka was often distressed by his affairs, but her devotion did not waver. |
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The historian Eric John feels that it was Wilfrid's devotion to monasticism that led him to believe that the only way for the Church to be improved was through monasticism. |
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There is a Sunni narration that, out of religious devotion, Uthman bin Maz'oon decided to dedicate himself to night prayers and take a vow of chastity from his wife. |
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The brotherhood found support from the critic John Ruskin, who praised its devotion to nature and rejection of conventional methods of composition. |
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Alan is right that a return to Keynesianism could oppose our present obsession with a failing devotion to monetarism which is slowly destroying our society. |
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his visiting Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete reassured the devotion of the 2 nations following discussions in the capital Nairobi. |
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And Brown shows that both revolution and counter-revolution were Janus-headed, with heroism, devotion, and high ideals going hand in hand with violence and cruelty. |
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Cosplay has as wide a range of devotion as it has complexity. |
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Messiness does not mean discarding exactitude, only our devotion to it. |
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Club connoisseurs clock into the underground venue week-on-week with a cultish devotion to the roster of DJs and live acts that frequent the critically-acclaimed club. |
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And when you insightfully announce the dubitability of the confes-sionalism that in liberal schuls counts for religious sentiment and devotion, I'm with you. |
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It's a job which asks a fair bit of devotion from those who take it on, not least because lollipop men and women have to be at their posts at both ends of the day. |
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Erik Thuno considers the spaces of devotion, identifying the building of centralized pilgrimage shrines around sacred images as characteristic of Renaissance Mariolatry. |
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In Nichiren Buddhism, devotion to the Lotus Sutra is the main practice. |
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