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
This Earth sign rules service and craftsmanship, and this Santa is equally as devotional.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Movement is at the heart of the Shakers, a devotional sect founded around 1747 and named for their worship through ecstatic movement and song.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
There was a trade to be done, an eggplant to sell, colorful bangles, a devotional lamp.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
Grandma knows best My grandparents’ love for K&W bordered on devotional.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Movement is at the heart of the Shakers, a devotional sect founded around 1747 and named for their worship through ecstatic movement and song.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
There was a trade to be done, an eggplant to sell, colorful bangles, a devotional lamp.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
Grandma knows best My grandparents’ love for K&W bordered on devotional.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotional
Adjective
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Here’s everything to know about her mental health history and the religious influence that allegedly distorted her beliefs.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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At a massive commemoration marking the anniversary of the Eaton fire this week, local religious leaders read the names of the 19 people who died in the blaze.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Aboriginal Dingaal people had been using the island as a sacred ceremonial site for about 6,000 years.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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From Kazakhstan to Utah to Australia Tracey takes us on a journey in search of these semi-sacred places, meeting along the way countless people dedicated to preserving them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Aloka was found by Bhikkhu Pannakara, vice president of the center and spiritual leader of the walk, during a peace walk in India, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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When the music dissolves into an ethereal, ambient soundscape and a psychedelic, spiritual journey, that’s where finding the right amount of energy, aggression, violence, and grief, to support the story and to explain things that the dialog couldn’t, was the most challenging part.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Grace was an acolyte at Lord's Chapel, wise in the ways of liturgical response.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Since his election earlier this year, the Pope himself has worn several statement-making liturgical looks, returning to a more traditional, flamboyant, and opulent style following the late Pope Francis’s more austere choices.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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