How to Use devotional in a Sentence

devotional

1 of 2 adjective
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  • The man then sings in devotional song about the Prophet Muhammad in the video.
    — Saeed Shah, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Most of the medieval manuscripts are books of hours — Christian devotional books used to pray at certain hours.
    — oregonlive, 14 May 2022
  • Training her kids in the word of God through daily devotional readings and church.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 May 2022
  • The devotional and pageant broadcast can be viewed at broadcasts.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • Ryan Gabriel’s devotional speech was the first from a Black faculty member in 14 years.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
  • His mother, when not marching for equal rights, played a lot of Qawwali, a genre of Sufi devotional music.
    — Priyanka Mattoo, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
  • But the tiny green alien the internet loves to love might be the only Star Wars creature with its own devotional candle on Amazon.
    — Wired, 4 Dec. 2019
  • One of the best ways to find comfort and remember God is near is to make reading devotional books part of our daily routines.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 21 Dec. 2022
  • At this point, the thirst for Overwatch is self-sustaining, even devotional.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In the devotional part of each class, the girls learn how not to bully: don't trick someone into sharing a secret and then spread it on social media.
    — Beth Thames, AL.com, 14 June 2017
  • Text her morning devotional verse to sisters and friends, maybe do some homework.
    — Danielle Dreilinger, NOLA.com, 12 May 2017
  • David was also reputed to be a talented harpist and the author of many psalms, or devotional songs.
    — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But Bhumibol, who spent much of his early life in the West, opted to be put in a coffin, with the royal urn placed next to it for devotional purposes.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Yet there’s another kind of Shatner fan, less devotional and more amused.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
  • No list that small—from devotional works, portraits and still lifes to genre paintings and landscapes—could fulfill the ambition of that title.
    — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 3 July 2018
  • The evening before, Singh’s friends and loved ones embraced each other, wept and sung beautiful Sikh devotional songs in a sorrowful tone in a chapel hall in Union City.
    — Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2021
  • The aim was to downplay the more explicitly devotional parts, like the chanting of the suttas, in favour of the meditative element.
    — The Economist, 29 Nov. 2019
  • So for the benefit of everyone who has to work with MRI, here is a devotional litany which might just keep your scanner from getting wrathful at the crucial moment.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2010
  • As Mushtaq spoke sitting outside his home, the sounds of religious hymns and devotional songs floated from the loudspeakers of a Hindu temple on top of a hill.
    — Aijaz Hussain, ajc, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Politicos of all stripes are styled as saints and stamped onto novelty devotional prayer candles.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • But four minutes in, the synth surges to the front, and then again a few minutes later, cresting in an ecstatic dirge reminiscent of Coltrane’s great devotional music.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
  • If such a thing as a devotional folkloric genre painting could exist, this might be its textbook example.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • During the raid, officers found knives, a machete, a crossbow, bayonets, and Nazi devotional objects such as swastikas and flags.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The person might not especially bring up their AI Ethics devotional mission when going through the hiring process.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Both pray the rosary daily, and Joe Borak wears a devotional scapular, similar to a necklace with religious text or pictures on both ends.
    — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Wentz and several teammates even created a devotional video series for the Bible app.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Over time, the orchestra takes charge, and, about halfway through, a swell of strings washes over everything, calling to mind Alice Coltrane’s swirling, devotional music.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Rossetti, a devout Anglican and the author of a number of devotional poems, was among them.
    — Maura Ives, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022
  • So, Foles locked himself away and concluded his daily devotional time with a lengthy journal entry.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 21 July 2019
  • At Madonna’s Celebration tour, which opened in London last weekend, the crowd’s costumes were decidedly more muted, but no less devotional.
    — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2023
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devotional

2 of 2 noun
  • The last sitting president of the religion to speak at a devotional was the late Thomas S. Monson in 2011.
    — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • That's where the devotionals are, that's where the inspirational books are, that's where my business books are, that's where my children's books are, and young adult books.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2023
  • He was just so fired up, because Allen’s father, also a high school coach named Tom, had given a devotional about David and Goliath pregame.
    — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The book was based on morning devotionals Shillady emailed to Clinton during the 2016 campaign.
    — Dan Merica, CNN, 7 Sep. 2017
  • One of the devotionals just happens to include words directly lifted from a blog post by Reverend Matt Deuel.
    — Gabriella Paiella and Jessica Roy, The Cut, 18 Aug. 2017
  • This novel is a paean to slasher films, a devotional about an acolyte written by an obsessive.
    — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021
  • This daily devotional offers a year's worth of short meditations for both of you to stay focused on God and each other.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Strengthened from an early-morning devotional, the 59-year-old prays during his roughly 12-minute commute to work each day.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Book of Hours, his 2014 collection, takes its name from the popular Christian prayer devotional.
    — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2020
  • On Friday, apostle D. Todd Christofferson led an online devotional to pay tribute to the pageant’s legions of volunteers during its eight-decade run and to view a recording of the 2019 show.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • Rice describes how he's been spending his time, starting with a daily devotional, Bible study and journaling, self-care habits that evolved out of a mental-health crisis that occurred five years ago.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 14 May 2020
  • Former company lawyer David Abney said Rawlings would break out his Bible for private devotionals during jet flights.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Additionally, Temple Square buildings were open from 3 to 9 p.m so young adults could gather before and after the devotional.
    — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
  • What remains present is a devotional, almost cultish, love for Henson, whose immense work ethic and humility continues to impact the group.
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Esquire, 14 Mar. 2017
  • Wake up a half hour earlier and spend that extra time reading a devotional, doing some light exercise, or savoring your morning coffee and breakfast.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • One of Jefferson’s relatives read from a daily prayer devotional.
    — Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Also, the center will host a community devotional at 10:30 a.m.
    — Bea L. Hines, miamiherald, 14 May 2018
  • Monson’s most public acts were appearances at church conferences and devotionals as well as dedications of church temples.
    — Brady McCombs, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2018
  • One of our smartest, most inventive humor writers, Ortberg combines bathos and the devotional into a revelation.
    — Jordy Rosenberg, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
  • There’s a part of me that wants to dislike The Crown, this slavish devotional to an outmoded institution increasingly unpopular in its own country, if still an object of some fascination in ours.
    — Richard Lawson, HWD, 7 Dec. 2017
  • Highlights will include: An opening interfaith devotional at 3 p.m. on Aug. 23.
    — Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2020
  • This extremely intelligent devotional on the absolute freedom and joy of embracing one’s inner bimbo.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 May 2021
  • Interfaith Paths to Peace now presents daily programs — from enneagram studies to yoga and meditation, devotionals, prayers and spiritual conversations with Louisville’s most influential faith leaders.
    — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2020
  • Some churches and religious organizations have posted prayer devotionals and other materials online.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 11 Apr. 2020
  • The last sitting president of the religion to speak at a devotional was the late Thomas S. Monson in 2011.
    — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • That's where the devotionals are, that's where the inspirational books are, that's where my business books are, that's where my children's books are, and young adult books.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2023
  • He was just so fired up, because Allen’s father, also a high school coach named Tom, had given a devotional about David and Goliath pregame.
    — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The book was based on morning devotionals Shillady emailed to Clinton during the 2016 campaign.
    — Dan Merica, CNN, 7 Sep. 2017
  • One of the devotionals just happens to include words directly lifted from a blog post by Reverend Matt Deuel.
    — Gabriella Paiella and Jessica Roy, The Cut, 18 Aug. 2017
  • This novel is a paean to slasher films, a devotional about an acolyte written by an obsessive.
    — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021

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