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
These structures, often decorated with chains, candles, mirrors and handwritten prayers, serve as modest devotional spaces where passersby pause for reflection or prayer.
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Massumeh H. Toosi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
The enterprise has an obsessive, devotional aspect.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Daily devotional texts sent to Bicknell were allegedly intended to obtain his money and obedience.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 July 2025
And the precious cargo must be treated delicately: spilling a single drop, or touching another person before reaching home, would cancel out the devotional deed.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Massumeh H. Toosi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
The enterprise has an obsessive, devotional aspect.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Daily devotional texts sent to Bicknell were allegedly intended to obtain his money and obedience.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 July 2025
And the precious cargo must be treated delicately: spilling a single drop, or touching another person before reaching home, would cancel out the devotional deed.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotional
Adjective
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The fire ignited first on the property of the Twelve Tribes religious cult, which has a compound on Eldorado Drive, near the Marshall Mesa Open Space.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mandato cited writings of several founding fathers, including John Adams, Daniel Webster and John Witherspoon, who argued the country's constitutional system cannot endure without a moral and religious population, and Christian principals are conducive to good citizenship.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 1908, the university’s first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Indigenous cultures in the region placed high value in cacao as a sacred crop, exchanged as a form of currency and made into a frothy, warm bitter beverage drank at key events in social and religious life, Chocolate Affairs Magazine said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Both novels take on the spiritual hollowness that can accompany a life built on material aspirations.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The spiritual experience here, these days, happens when Joyce clocks in.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 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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In 2023, Francis moved to allow informal, non-liturgical blessings of same-sex couples by a priest.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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