devotional

American  

[dih-voh-shuh-nl] / dɪˈvoʊ ʃə nl /

adjective

1. characterized by devotion.

2. used in devotions.

   devotional prayers.

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noun

1. Often devotionals. a short religious service.

Other Word Forms

• devotionality noun
• devotionally adverb
• devotionalness noun
• nondevotional adjective
• nondevotionally adverb
• undevotional adjective

Etymology

Origin of devotional

First recorded in 1640–50; devotion + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The actor casts himself as a moral corrective on screen and in politics, drawing an emotional, almost devotional loyalty rather than debate.

From BBC

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

Her impossible, dreamlike vistas put a trippy, esoteric spin on familiar devotional motifs while entering into a conversation with the history of art.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

It was a cruel irony that these works, devised to be widely disseminated, barely sold: Most Spaniards preferred, Mr. Matilla writes, “devotional prints or those on popular themes” over fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal