Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, expressive of, or used in devotion, especially of a religious nature.
- noun A short religious service.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to religious devotion; used in devotion; suited to devotion: as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind.
- Synonyms Devout, Devotional. See devout.
- Forms of devotion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A piece of
music orwriting about or pertaining todevotion . - adjective Of or pertaining to
devotion orworship
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short religious service
- adjective relating to worship
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Examples
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What gets my attention, however, is the phrase devotional respect.
How to Overcome Fear Marcos Witt 2007
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What gets my attention, however, is the phrase devotional respect.
How to Overcome Fear Marcos Witt 2007
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So, when I first started listening to what I identified as a devotional music, not just klemerishe wedding tantses and the like, but Shalos Shudis Niggunim, new ones indifferentiable from ancient ones , in a secular context, I had to wonder: what are they thinking about?
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He reads the lessons in what he calls a devotional way, which consists in reciting all episodes alike, the song of Deborah or the victories of Gideon, as if they were melancholy and pathetic reflections.
The Silent Isle Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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He recorded a song of mine after I finished sixth form and when I dropped out of Cardiff University I had started to write worship and what I call devotional songs.
Cross Rhythms 2009
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And certain devotional emphases, particularly devotion to Christ's suffering humanity and to the Eucharist (although not, as is often said, to the Virgin) were characteristics of women's practices and women's words. 19
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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This includes a survey of the artwork from the nuns 'houses while considering how images may have been employed in devotional activities.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Recruited by the church to promote an increase in devotional practices, these women were exhorted to create spiritual havens for husbands and children, removed from the materialism of the outside world.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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Indeed, majoring in devotional theology is akin to a religious calling as well as an academic pursuit.
United we stand... 2004
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Indeed, majoring in devotional theology is akin to a religious calling as well as an academic pursuit.
Archive 2004-02-01 2004
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