adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- devotionality noun
- devotionally adverb
- devotionalness noun
- nondevotional adjective
- nondevotionally adverb
- undevotional adjective
Etymology
Origin of devotional
Example Sentences
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Those bearing the structures often gyrate to the beat provided by percussionists alongside religious chants and devotional folk songs.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
The actor casts himself as a moral corrective on screen and in politics, drawing an emotional, almost devotional loyalty rather than debate.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Working in concert, Fastvold, choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall, composer Daniel Blumberg and cinematographer William Rexer have created a language of devotional movement and music that is both believable and otherworldly.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Her impossible, dreamlike vistas put a trippy, esoteric spin on familiar devotional motifs while entering into a conversation with the history of art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
A brilliant example of this occurs as the epilogue of Heinrich Biber’s devotional cycle of sixteen solo violin sonatas known as the ‘Rosary’ or ‘Mystery’ sonatas, composed in 1676.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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