adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- devotionality noun
- devotionally adverb
- devotionalness noun
- nondevotional adjective
- nondevotionally adverb
- undevotional adjective
Etymology
Origin of devotional
Example Sentences
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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
The actor casts himself as a moral corrective on screen and in politics, drawing an emotional, almost devotional loyalty rather than debate.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
In a Reformation context where certain religious images were restricted, maps of the Holy Land became acceptable visual aids and took on devotional significance.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
An artist who has designed the most jewel-like flatware I’ve seen, and who feels similarly devotional about the poetry of everyday objects, is Frank Traynor of the Perfect Nothing Catalog.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025
Aquinas Christianized Ad Herennium, partly misunderstood it—misreading “solitude” for “solicitude,” thus accidentally discovering a devotional aspect in it—and became the patron saint of medieval mnemotechnics.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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