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Origin of devotional
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“Create In Your Name” has a Billie Eilish-worthy late-night murk, with lyrics so devotional they almost sound consumptive.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
A policy argument has a limited shelf life; a devotional or memoir can sell indefinitely.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
Those bearing the structures often gyrate to the beat provided by percussionists alongside religious chants and devotional folk songs.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Above all, the music serves to amplify the devotional mood of the film, which resembles nothing so much as an impassioned church service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
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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