Words that rhyme with devotion

• explosion 4
  n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup] 2: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst] 3: a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion" 4: the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away" 5: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: plosion, explosion] 6: a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" 7: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
• convolution 3
  n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] 2: a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain [syn: gyrus, convolution] 3: the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
• abortion 0
  n 1: termination of pregnancy 2: failure of a plan [syn: miscarriage, abortion]
• abruption 0
  n 1: an instance of sudden interruption [syn: breaking off, abruption]
• absorption 0
  n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid [syn: absorption, soaking up] 2: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules" 3: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: assimilation, absorption] 4: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: assimilation, absorption] 5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion] 6: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment]
• adoption 0
  n 1: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal] 2: a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) 3: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" [syn: borrowing, adoption]
• adsorption 0
  n 1: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid [syn: adsorption, surface assimilation]
• apperception 0
  n 1: the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience
• ascription 0
  n 1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: attribution, ascription] 2: assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" [syn: attribution, ascription]
• assertion 0
  n 1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: assertion, averment, asseveration] 2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: affirmation, assertion, statement]
• assumption 0
  n 1: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: premise, premiss, assumption] 2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption, supposition, supposal] 3: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" [syn: assumption, laying claim] 4: celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15] 5: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended 6: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption] 7: the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
• caption 0
  n 1: taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply" 2: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: subtitle, caption] 3: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: caption, legend] v 1: provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
• circumscription 0
  n 1: the act of circumscribing
• commotion 0
  n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to- do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult] 3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl, commotion]
• conception 0
  n 1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: concept, conception, construct] [ant: misconception] 2: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon 3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation, conception] 4: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design]
• conniption 0
  n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum, scene, conniption]
• conscription 0
  n 1: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster, draft, selective service]
• constitution 0
  n 1: law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: fundamental law, organic law, constitution] 2: the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation] 3: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states [syn: United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States] 4: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up] 5: a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [syn: Constitution, Old Ironsides]
• consumption 0
  n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake] 2: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague] 3: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services] 4: the act of consuming something [syn: consumption, using up, expenditure]
• contemplation 0
  n 1: a long and thoughtful observation 2: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness]
• contortion 0
  n 1: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [syn: contortion, deformation] 2: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness]
• contraception 0
  n 1: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn: contraception, contraceptive method]
• contraption 0
  n 1: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
• convulsion 0
  n 1: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: paroxysm, fit, convulsion] 2: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles 3: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: convulsion, turmoil, upheaval] 4: a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
• corruption 0
  n 1: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain [syn: corruptness, corruption] [ant: incorruption, incorruptness] 2: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption] 3: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) 4: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" [syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction] 5: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence" [syn: corruption, subversion] 6: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
• counterrevolution 0
  n 1: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
• deception 0
  n 1: a misleading falsehood [syn: misrepresentation, deceit, deception] 2: the act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation] 3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
• decryption 0
  n 1: the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" [syn: decoding, decryption, decipherment]
• deflation 0
  n 1: (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape" 2: a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices [ant: disinflation, inflation, rising prices] 3: the act of letting the air out of something [ant: inflation]
• demotion 0
  n 1: act of lowering in rank or position [ant: promotion]
• description 0
  n 1: a statement that represents something in words [syn: description, verbal description] 2: the act of describing something 3: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
• desertion 0
  n 1: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" [syn: desertion, abandonment, defection] 2: the act of giving something up [syn: abandonment, forsaking, desertion]
• destitution 0
  n 1: a state without friends or money or prospects
• devolution 0
  n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: degeneration, devolution] [ant: development, evolution] 2: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) [syn: devolution, devolvement]
• diminution 0
  n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: decline, diminution] 2: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) [ant: augmentation] 3: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase, step-up]
• disproportion 0
  n 1: lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something [ant: proportion, symmetry]
• disruption 0
  n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" [syn: break, interruption, disruption, gap] 2: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 3: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity [syn: dislocation, disruption] 4: the act of causing disorder [syn: disruption, perturbation]
• distortion 0
  n 1: a change for the worse [syn: distortion, deformation] 2: a shape resulting from distortion [syn: distorted shape, distortion] 3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, distortion, optical aberration] 4: a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion" 5: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting] 6: the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
• distribution 0
  n 1: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn: distribution, statistical distribution] 2: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" [syn: distribution, dispersion] [ant: compactness, concentration, denseness, density, tightness] 3: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning 4: the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
• emotion 0
  n 1: any strong feeling
• encryption 0
  n 1: the activity of converting data or information into code [syn: encoding, encryption]
• eruption 0
  n 1: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material [syn: volcanic eruption, eruption] 2: symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible 3: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: eruption, eructation, extravasation] 4: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: outbreak, eruption, irruption] 5: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam] 6: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
• exception 0
  n 1: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: exception, exclusion, elision] 2: an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule" 3: grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"
• excerption 0
  n 1: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" [syn: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection]
• exemption 0
  n 1: immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: exemption, freedom] 2: a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent" 3: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" [syn: exemption, immunity, granting immunity]
• gumption 0
  n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit] 2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption]
• inception 0
  n 1: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: origin, origination, inception]
• inscription 0
  n 1: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something [syn: inscription, lettering] 2: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: dedication, inscription] 3: the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
• interception 0
  n 1: the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible" 2: (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
• interruption 0
  n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" [syn: break, interruption, disruption, gap] 2: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" [syn: interruption, break] 3: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension]
• irruption 0
  n 1: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners" 2: a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population 3: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: outbreak, eruption, irruption]
• locomotion 0
  n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: locomotion, motive power, motivity] 2: self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel]
• lotion 0
  n 1: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin 2: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application]
• misconception 0
  n 1: an incorrect conception [ant: concept, conception, construct]
• motion 0
  n 1: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn: gesture, motion] 2: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: movement, motion] 3: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility] 4: a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" [ant: lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness] 5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" [syn: motion, question] 6: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move] 7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement] v 1: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]
• notion 0
  n 1: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion] 2: a general inclusive concept 3: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey] 4: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"
• ocean 0
  n 1: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere 2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn: ocean, sea]
• option 0
  n 1: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited 2: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option, alternative, choice] 3: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick]
• perception 0
  n 1: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: percept, perception, perceptual experience] 2: a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" 3: the process of perceiving 4: knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" 5: becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: sensing, perception]
• potion 0
  n 1: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
• preconception 0
  n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion] 2: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: bias, prejudice, preconception]
• prescription 0
  adj 1: available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug" [ant: nonprescription(a), over-the- counter(a)] n 1: directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" 2: a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug] [ant: over-the-counter drug, over-the- counter medicine] 3: written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person 4: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient
• presumption 0
  n 1: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: given, presumption, precondition] 2: (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed 3: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption] 4: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"
• promotion 0
  n 1: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" [syn: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging] 2: act of raising in rank or position [ant: demotion] 3: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: promotion, furtherance, advancement] 4: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: forwarding, furtherance, promotion]
• proscription 0
  n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, ban, proscription] 2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [syn: banishment, proscription]
• reception 0
  n 1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: reception, response] 2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3: quality or fidelity of a received broadcast 4: the act of receiving [syn: reception, receipt] 5: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"
• redemption 0
  n 1: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: redemption, salvation] 2: repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) 3: the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: redemption, repurchase, buyback]
• resumption 0
  n 1: beginning again [syn: resumption, recommencement]
• sorption 0
  n 1: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
• subscription 0
  n 1: a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time 2: agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name 3: a pledged contribution 4: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"
• superscription 0
  n 1: an inscription written above something else 2: the activity of superscribing
• transcription 0
  n 1: something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation [syn: transcription, written text] 2: (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA 3: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording) 4: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: arrangement, arranging, transcription] 5: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" [syn: recording, transcription]
• aleutian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture n 1: a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska [syn: Aleut, Aleutian]
• confucian 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Confucianism; "Confucian ethics" n 1: a believer in the teachings of Confucius [syn: Confucian, Confucianist]
• incorruption 0
  n 1: characterized by integrity or probity [syn: incorruptness, incorruption] [ant: corruption, corruptness]
• desorption 0
  n 1: changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
• egyptian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt 2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC
• subsumption 0
  n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption] 2: incorporating something under a more general category
• laotian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees" n 1: a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais [syn: Lao, Laotian]
• resorption 0
  n 1: the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: resorption, reabsorption]
• preemption 0
  n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: preemption, pre- emption]
• boeotian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian dialects"
• photoreception 0
• goshen 0
• scotian 0
• subreption 0
• usucaption 0
• bocian 0
• discerption 0

See also devotion definition and devotion synonyms