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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Khan, a qawwali singer with a 600-year lineage, brought Sufi devotional music to global audiences.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2024
To recognize your own body as possibly being built for the pleasure of another feels very devotional to me.
—Quinn Moreland, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Particularly on June 4, which features a Mercury-Jupiter and a Venus-Sun conjunction in Gemini, your daily devotional practice renews itself to commit to the thing that’s fully grabbed your attention and curiosity.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Many religious devotional texts depicted monks tenderly embracing each other and included images of Christ giving birth to the church through his wounds from the crucifixion.
—Jessica Hines, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2024
To recognize your own body as possibly being built for the pleasure of another feels very devotional to me.
—Quinn Moreland, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Particularly on June 4, which features a Mercury-Jupiter and a Venus-Sun conjunction in Gemini, your daily devotional practice renews itself to commit to the thing that’s fully grabbed your attention and curiosity.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Many religious devotional texts depicted monks tenderly embracing each other and included images of Christ giving birth to the church through his wounds from the crucifixion.
—Jessica Hines, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
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“Devotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotional. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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