Meanings
comparative more devotional · superlative most devotional
- usually religiousOf or pertaining to devotion or worship.
She spent much time playing devotional music.
2 more examples
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 11The 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishdevotion
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdevotional
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
Rhymes with devotional
Cite this entry
devotional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotional
“devotional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotional. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devotional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devotional.
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