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 epic is revered by Hindus as a sacred devotional text.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Children line the parade routes and hold out their hands to ask nazarenos for candies and devotional cards with images of their brotherhood's statues.
—Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Nagarjuna attributes this to the long absence of such films from Telugu screens – the mythological and devotional tradition of the 1950s and 60s had gone quiet, and audiences had missed it.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Loudspeakers crackle with devotional music.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Children line the parade routes and hold out their hands to ask nazarenos for candies and devotional cards with images of their brotherhood's statues.
—Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Nagarjuna attributes this to the long absence of such films from Telugu screens – the mythological and devotional tradition of the 1950s and 60s had gone quiet, and audiences had missed it.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Loudspeakers crackle with devotional music.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotional
Adjective
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The detentions come after a handful of other arrests months earlier, but Fúnez has long been pinpointed by local environmental and religious leaders as the man who spearheaded the assassination.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The complaint alleged Rollins has sent numerous religious emails to USDA employees since becoming secretary in February 2025, including an Independence Day email calling for God’s protection of and favor toward the United States.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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In a town in northern Peru, a teenager addicted to video games begins to desecrate the sacred ruins of his ancestors in search of money to continue playing.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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This is all, of course, a provocation, a way of merging the sacred and profane, and asking which is which.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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But there’s ephemera in the spiritual sense of craft—the spare remarks and objects that constitute the overflow cut for cleaner syntax or word count.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Take time to renew your spiritual or religious beliefs.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Leo presided over the service sitting off to the side of the altar on a white throne, wearing his formal red cape and liturgical stole and praying with a Rosary in his hands.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Although the pope celebrates mass regularly on Sundays, feast days, and many other occasions, the Urbi et Orbi blessing is much rarer, reserved for solemn events in the church’s liturgical calendar.—
Leo XIV,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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