as in religious
of, relating to, or used in the practice or worship services of a religion
a religious bookstore with an extensive stock of devotional literature
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Recent Examples of devotional
Then, in 1963, the Court ruled in Abington v. Schempp that devotional Bible reading and scriptural recitation in public schools was unconstitutional.
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Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
These structures, often decorated with chains, candles, mirrors and handwritten prayers, serve as modest devotional spaces where passersby pause for reflection or prayer.
—Massumeh H. Toosi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
The enterprise has an obsessive, devotional aspect.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The music, rich with Indian classical and devotional tones, acts as a second voice—an aural current upon which Odedra’s movements sail.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
These structures, often decorated with chains, candles, mirrors and handwritten prayers, serve as modest devotional spaces where passersby pause for reflection or prayer.
—Massumeh H. Toosi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
The enterprise has an obsessive, devotional aspect.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The music, rich with Indian classical and devotional tones, acts as a second voice—an aural current upon which Odedra’s movements sail.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotional
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Wenski spoke with the Miami Herald during his annual Sunday motorcycle ride, an event that brings together hundreds of religious motorcycle lovers, while raising funds to benefit St Luke’s Center, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Many districts allow for short-term exceptions—such as for bereavement, family emergencies, or religious observances—but rarely for travel motivated by convenience or cost.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Added to the trauma of grief and sudden eviction under threat of reprisal, Adelaida has to endure seeing the sacred mementos of her mother’s life trashed by the thuggish new squatters.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The most surprising ghost story of the season isn’t horror at all, but rather the story of one of America’s great artists wrestling spirits and trying to contain them on a cassette, which serves as its own kind of sacred vessel.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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With the moon transiting whimsical Pisces, the boundaries between the physical and spiritual blur, adding an imaginative and almost cinematic layer to the festivities.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here, spiritual infractions are met with savage physical punishment and some of the more grotesque images in recent horror memory (which, as the genre has become ever more popular and emboldened, is seriously saying something).—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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During his tenure, Nelson introduced a series of organizational and liturgical changes intended to emphasize the centrality of Jesus Christ in church practice and to streamline local worship.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The work, which King has described as a meditation on love, resilience and inner-strength, is set to Black spirituals and Jewish liturgical music, features vocals by the great singer Lisa Fischer and a score by piano great Jason Moran, artists with whom the collab-happy King has worked before.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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