A man may be accustomed to labor, attached to his profession, devoted to his religion, given to study or to gluttony (in the bad sense, given over, or given up, is a stronger and more hopeless expression, as is abandoned). Devoted is used chiefly in the good sense; as, a mother's devoted affection.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

loyal One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
affectionate She smiled in response to his affectionate glance.
ardent He went abroad in opposition to her ardent wishes.
zealous The only thing worse than an idiot is a zealous idiot.
dedicated This record label is dedicated to furry musicians.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
devoted		falling
loyal		rising
affectionate		rising
ardent		steady
zealous		steady
dedicated		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: holy², fond¹
5 letters: loyal²
6 letters: loving², ardent², devout²
7 letters: earnest², zealous²
8 letters: constant², faithful², absorbed², selfless², studious³
9 letters: dedicated⁴, abandoned³
12 letters: affectionate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: dévoué