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 series, created in partnership with devotional wellness brand Pujashree, targets younger audiences seeking bite-sized immersive storytelling on fast-moving platforms.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025
McClain has partnered with Mercy Ships to narrate a seven-day Thought of the Day series for Christian daily devotional app Glorify.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 June 2025
Members have gone on to promote the path of devotional yoga via free food distribution, among other projects.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Vermeer’s faith in painting is quiet, not doctrinal but devotional.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025
McClain has partnered with Mercy Ships to narrate a seven-day Thought of the Day series for Christian daily devotional app Glorify.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 16 June 2025
Members have gone on to promote the path of devotional yoga via free food distribution, among other projects.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Vermeer’s faith in painting is quiet, not doctrinal but devotional.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotional
Adjective
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Fast forward to today—on the heels of a decades-long conservative family values movement—and that very same clinic is now being vilified by conservative religious leaders.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Broward County synagogues also are facing a religious school teacher shortage.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The detention facility threatens land that is not only environmentally sensitive but sacred to our people.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s the viewer’s sacred and often fragile relationship with great movies and TV shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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While religious affiliation has been dropping for decades, the spiritual impulse hasn’t.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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By promoting spiritual values alongside an abundance mindset, nonprofits can cultivate the intrinsic motivation and cultural resilience essential for sustaining their missions.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The priestly fraternity, named in honor of the anti-modernist Pope St. Pius X, was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as a response to liturgical reforms made in the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II).—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Boise Oñati Dancers will perform a sacred liturgical dance.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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