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devotional

devotional

10 7.2
Relating to worship or prayer
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈvoʊʃənl/
translation icon : devocional
  • All were active in organizations and devotional groups connected with "the Islamic Resurgence."
  • devotional practices
  • devotional movement
  • devotional ritual

I was just innocently, purely in a devotional state, trying to open up to something that was calling me very deeply.

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Examples

  • I was just innocently, purely in a devotional state, trying to open up to something that was calling me very deeply.

  • Handymen and craftsmen manufacture devotional objects, which their wives and children sell.

    Academic text (1990)
  • What, if any, were the due limits for such devotional practices?

    Academic text (2008)
  • And So what have you learned over the course of the past year by really doubling down on this devotional commitment?

  • However, these confrontations also turned out to be to the advantage of the devotional movement.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many of the other textual prayers described above can also fall into the devotional category.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Sitting quietly, holding the morning's devotional in her lap, Libby finally looked up.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • To the smell of spices and incense - to the sound of peacocks and the distant echo of devotional songs.

  • However, Mexican-American Catholicism, with its special devotional societies, celebrations of religious holidays, and home worship practices, required flexible strategies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Every morning, she listened to devotional songs that inspired her faith.

Synonyms

religious
vsdevotional
2.7

Believing in gods or spiritual ideas

focuses on acts of worship or the expression of personal devotion
pious
vsdevotional
37 6.3

Having deep belief in and respect for religion

relates to worship actions or expressions rather than personal character
reverent
vsdevotional
10 6.1

Showing deep respect, often during religious or formal events

is about worship or clear acts of devotion rather than general respect
prayerful
vsdevotional
7 5.8

Quiet and serious as if talking to God

covers worship and devotion more broadly rather than only prayer
worshipful
vsdevotional
3 7.1

Showing deep respect and love, often for a person or God

relates specifically to worship of a deity or sacred acts
religioso
vsdevotional
8.7

Showing strong belief in religion

focuses specifically on worship acts or private faith expression

Antonyms

143 4.7

Not connected with religion, about everyday and public life

3 8.6

Not interested in religion or being against it

How Religious

holy
951 2.7
devotional
10 7.2
religious
2.7
secular
143 4.7

Surface Forms

devotional positive

Morphology

devotional = devotion (transparent) = devotion + al

The adjective is directly formed from 'devotion' with the productive suffix '-al', and its meaning is compositional.

Etymology

Devotional shares its root with devote, meaning 'to dedicate', so something described as devotional is connected to worship or shows strong dedication to a religion.