DEVOTIONAL Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

devotional

adjective

di-ˈvō-shnəl

Definition of devotional

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 The burial ground was likely Protestant due to a complete absence of devotional items, such as crosses and medals characteristic of Catholic burials. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Glass also noted that the district policy requires that instruction about religion be academic rather than devotional, and that no faith may be promoted or denigrated. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Thieves have dealt a Sicilian museum a harrowing loss, stealing three of the five surviving devotional panels painted by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Construction will continue throughout the school year on outdoor recreation spaces for the schools, including turf soccer fields, exercise tracks, basketball courts, outdoor classrooms and devotional spaces. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for devotional

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Its accompanying music video, directed by longtime U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn, was filmed in the California desert and satirizes the band as a religious cult in which women do the heavy lifting.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week Hasan’s execution would be livestreamed, eliciting pushback from Democrats, Republicans and religious advocates about the idea.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of religious

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Karen Huger is sober, Wendy Osefo is fighting to reclaim her reputation, Tia’s husband is cheating on her, and Ashley Darby remains committed to the sacred constitutional right to be in everybody’s business but her own.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
My downtime is sacred territory, and the right tech turns it into a downright art form.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sacred

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Each work takes its cues from Vodou spiritual practices in Haiti that are grounded in their African roots.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Since those moments Birmingham has occupied a central space in the physical and spiritual lineage of America's Civil Rights Movement.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiritual

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Along with the album, U2 released two surprise EPs this year, Days of Ash and Easter Lily, that turn out to be conceptually linked to the new album via the liturgical calendar, with carnival preceding Lent and Easter.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
For seventeen years, graduation season had carried a liturgical cadence for him.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of liturgical

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