devotional Definition
de·vo·tional (-s̸hə nəl)
adjective
of or characterized by devotion
noun
a brief worship service
devotional Related Forms
devotional Synonyms
devotional Usage Examples
Converse of object
read: In a search of the web I came across your site, and at first I just read the devotionals every so often.
Adjective modifier
daily: Read her daily devotionals, enjoy her spiritual poems, get lost in her creative writing.
Modifies a noun
- hymn: With the exception of some bhajans, devotional hymns, Ramananda left no written works.
- singing: Boulder Satsang - has details of all the events around Boulder, Colorado, including kirtan ( devotional singing ).
- poetry: Its most renowned use is in Hindu devotional poetry addressed to the Hindu deity Krishna.
- literature: The experience of reading this book has allowed me to return to some earlier devotional literature with a new sensitivity.
- exercise: They will practice, in faith and love, the devotional exercises in her honor.
- reading: There are, of course, dangers in any devotional reading of a NT letter.
Modifying Another Word
- daily: Includes an events calendar, mailing list and daily devotional.
- primarily: The whole thing has a remarkable, primarily devotional unity of mood.
- warmly: This book is firmly theological, warmly devotional, and eminently practical.
- deeply: Married to a canon of Westminster, she was deeply devotional woman who modeled her life on Catherine of Siena.
- almost: There is an almost devotional aspect to much of this recording: it breathes an intimacy that speaks of warm firesides and mulled wine.
- only: It is the only devotional figure of a woman in the book.
Preposition: in
character: Meyer's theology was essentially devotional in character and he was also able to relate to different doctrinal perspectives within evangelicalism.
Preposition: for
people: This book of readings based upon the life of Abraham is an excellent devotional for young people.
Browse dictionary entries near devotional
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- ‹ Devonian
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- ‹ devolution
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