Pope Francis has a special devotion to "The Holy Family".
He is nothing if not independent, incompatible with both major parties and also, sometimes, with his fellow-libertarians, who might not share his opposition to legal abortion or his qualms about immigration or his devotion to the gold standard.
Cain's devotion to the gold standard derives from a sheaf of misconceptions about both economic history and its applicability to the modern world.
He and his colleagues willingly took me on, persisted in putting me through the paces and displayed an unfailing and contagious devotion to the highest standards of care.
In a statement from the White House, Barack Obama said the king was a tireless champion of his country's development, who "demonstrated unflagging devotion to improving the standard of living of the Thai people".
The duchess picks out a number of the most glittering strands by quoting liberally from the journals of previous occupants, particularly the so-called bachelor duke, whose 47-year reign during the 19th century set the standard for devotion to the house.
But the perfunctory, get-the-job-done mechanics of standard-issue Surrealism give way to an eccentric's dyed-in-the-wool devotion to the physical pleasures of painting pictures — mixing colors, dipping brushes, gently stroking and slowly building compositions.
That's devotion to the game.
Devotion to the skulls still exists today.
"Is this devotion to the cow?
He demonstrates more devotion to the truth than to fiction.
