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 first performance was that of Krishna Das, an American artist who presents his kirtans, or Hindu devotional prayers, in musical form.
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 27 June 2024
Khan, a qawwali singer with a 600-year lineage, brought Sufi devotional music to global audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2024
To recognize your own body as possibly being built for the pleasure of another feels very devotional to me.
—Quinn Moreland, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Particularly on June 4, which features a Mercury-Jupiter and a Venus-Sun conjunction in Gemini, your daily devotional practice renews itself to commit to the thing that’s fully grabbed your attention and curiosity.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 27 June 2024
Khan, a qawwali singer with a 600-year lineage, brought Sufi devotional music to global audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2024
To recognize your own body as possibly being built for the pleasure of another feels very devotional to me.
—Quinn Moreland, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Particularly on June 4, which features a Mercury-Jupiter and a Venus-Sun conjunction in Gemini, your daily devotional practice renews itself to commit to the thing that’s fully grabbed your attention and curiosity.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotional
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Consistent with the religious theme of God as love, the Bible contains unending comfort from God and God’s agents not to be afraid.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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McGuigan’s cover of the religious standard, given a wide release earlier this month, has been used in a variety of ways on TikTok, from post-U.S.-election content to sports teams’ uploads and much more.Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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Torii gates are iconic structures that mark the boundary between the everyday and the sacred at Shinto shrines across Japan.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Russia has also breached a sacred tenet of nuclear security by launching attacks against Ukraine from military bases that store nuclear warheads, thus making those bases a legitimate target for counteroffensives.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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What happened Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, resigned Tuesday amid intense pressure over his handling of a notorious child abuser.Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The church uncritically glomming onto the latest LM for its liturgical, educational, or pastoral work will compound the harm in this area already inflicted by the long, lonely slog of the pandemic.Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2024
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However, the long-standing liturgical celebrations invoked to pick a new pope are fascinating to behold.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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