devotional

Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
    • She spent much time playing devotional music.
    • Because of her love for Robert […] the Resistance leader, Willie undertakes dangerous missions for the anti-fascist groups. She doesn't seem however to have the slightest idea why she is doing it, it is a devotional,...
    • The latter [mule] had what Muldoon referred to as 'devotional habits' — which is to say that, occasionally, she would go down on her knees and refuse to budge. - 2023, Robin Lloyd-Jones, Gods of the Lost Crossroads,...

Origin

Etymology tree English devotion Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English devotional From devotion + -al.

Forms

more devotional most devotional

Derived

devotionalism devotionalist devotionality devotionally indevotional nondevotional pornographico-devotional undevotional

Noun

  1. A brief religious service.
    • To prepare for leading a devotional, select a theme appropriate to the occasion.
  2. A text or piece of music or writing to be used for devotion.
    • Each page of the book offers a short devotional that inspires thought and self-reflection.

Forms

devotionals

Derived

daily devotional