duty, support, loyalty, (to a ruler or government)

loyalty

(an instance of) the Christian ceremony of touching a person with, or putting a person in, water, to show that he or she is accepted as a member of the church

church rite; initiation

(a prayer for) the favour of God

sanctification

a seriousness in wanting to do something successfully

perseverance

deep, strong love

commitment; loyalty

strong, enthusiastic feeling especially of love, hate or anger

strong emotion

the constant effort to achieve something

diligence, hard work

a formal expression of opinion by an official meeting; something one makes up one's mind to do; the ending (of a doubt, problem etc) by supplying an answer

determination, strong will