slavish devotion

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Excessive or servile devotion, like that of a slave.

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  • He was mocked for his slavish devotion to his boss.
  • His slavish devotion to the company meant he rarely took a day off.
  • The party demands slavish devotion from its members, discouraging any form of dissent.
  • She exhibited a slavish devotion to her mentor, blindly following all his advice.
  • Critics accused the followers of exhibiting a slavish devotion to the cult leader's every word.
  • The cult demanded slavish devotion from its members, discouraging independent thought.
  • Her career stalled because her slavish devotion to outdated methods was seen as a lack of innovation.
  • He had a slavish devotion to the royal family, always speaking of them with extreme reverence.
  • Some people mistake slavish devotion for true love, but a healthy relationship requires mutual respect.
  • Despite the lack of recognition, her slavish devotion to her art never wavered.
  • The artist's slavish devotion to photorealism left no room for creative interpretation.
  • Some critics accused the biographer of slavish devotion, failing to point out the subject's flaws.
  • A true scholar questions everything, avoiding slavish devotion to any single theory.
  • The novel explores the consequences of slavish devotion in a totalitarian regime.
  • His slavish devotion to the rules made him an inflexible and difficult colleague.
  • Their slavish devotion to tradition prevented them from adapting to modern times.
  • Breaking free from a slavish devotion to public opinion was the first step toward finding his own voice.
  • He showed a slavish devotion to his favorite pop star, collecting every piece of merchandise.
  • The novel portrays a character whose slavish devotion to tradition ultimately leads to his downfall.
  • The king was surrounded by courtiers who offered him slavish devotion.