devotional

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UK/dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/US/dɪˈvoʊʃənəl/

noun

A brief religious service.

“She spent much time playing devotional music.”

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Meanings

noundevotional (plural devotionals)

plural devotionals

  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.

adjectivedevotional (comparative more devotional, superlative most devotional)

comparative more devotional · superlative most devotional

  1. usually religiousOf or pertaining to devotion or worship.

    She spent much time playing devotional music.

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    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, not a political action.

    1981 August 29, Michael Bronski, “Hot and Cold Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 7, page 11

    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, page 161

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to worship

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Origin

  1. Englishdevotion
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdevotional

From devotion + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian набожен, благочестив
  • набожен (nabožen)of or pertaining to devotion or worship
  • благочестив (blagočestiv)of or pertaining to devotion or worship
Finnish hengellinen
  • hengellinenof or pertaining to devotion or worship
French dévotionnel
  • dévotionnelof or pertaining to devotion or worship
German andächtig
  • andächtigof or pertaining to devotion or worship
Romanian devoțional
  • devoționalof or pertaining to devotion or worship
Spanish devocional
  • devocionalof or pertaining to devotion or worship
Swedish andäktig, andaktsfull
  • andäktigof or pertaining to devotion or worship
  • andaktsfullof or pertaining to devotion or worship
  • compounds with andaktof or pertaining to devotion or worship
Welsh defosiynol
  • defosiynolof or pertaining to devotion or worship

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

devotional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotional

MLA

“devotional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devotional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotional.

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