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Origin of devotional
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In return, he left us a sublime body of work, one that languished in astonishing critical neglect until the mid-19th and early-20th centuries, the result of a dwindling taste for monastic and devotional art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I need a life like a bird," said Thilothama, 34, who uses only one name, her voice steady amid the hum of drums and devotional songs.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
A policy argument has a limited shelf life; a devotional or memoir can sell indefinitely.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
“On Hold” best married the band’s two worlds, sample-soaked yet rock driven; “Angels” remained a peerless devotional ballad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
She wrote in a letter to Etty, “I am reading the Psalms and I cannot conceive how they have satisfied the devotional feelings of the world for such centuries.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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