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devotional

/dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/US/dɪˈvoʊʃənəl/

devotional noun: a brief religious service.

Noun

devotional (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.

Adjective

devotional (comparative more devotional, superlative most devotional)

  1. (usually religious) 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, not a political action.1981 August 29, Michael Bronski, “Hot and Cold Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 7, page 11

devotional meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

devotional in Hindi

भक्तिपूर्ण

devotional in Tamil

பக்திமயமான, பக்திமயமானது

devotional in Marathi

भक्तिमय, भक्तिपूर्ण

devotional in Urdu

عقیدت مندانہ
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devotional in Bengali
ভক্তিমূলক, ভক্তিময়
devotional in Telugu
భక్తితో కూడినది, భక్తిమయమైన
devotional in Malayalam
ഭക്തിപരമായ, ഭക്തിമയം, ധ്യാനപരം, മതപരമായ
devotional in Gujarati
ભક્તિમય, ભક્તિપૂર્વક
devotional in Odia
ଭକ୍ତିମଯ଼
devotional in Nepali
भक्तिपूर्ण, भक्तिपूर्वक

Examples of devotional in a sentence

  • For Baha'is, there's a difference between obligatory prayers and devotional prayers.
  • A gyani also sings kirtan, devotional songs which again impart religious and moral teaching.
  • Characteristically, the West had made sure that this devotional concept was turned into a precise doctrine, that of Mary's bodily Assumption.

All 10 example sentences with devotional

Forms of devotional

Noun
pluraldevotionals
Adjective
comparativemore devotional
superlativemost devotional

Plural of devotional: devotionals

Origin of devotional

From devotion + -al.

Words formed from devotional

Words that rhyme with devotional

Questions about devotional

What does devotional mean?
Devotional means a brief religious service.
What is devotional in Hindi?
Devotional in Hindi is भक्तिपूर्ण. See Devotional meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is devotional?
Devotional can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce devotional?
Devotional is pronounced /dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of devotional?
The plural of devotional is devotionals.

Words near devotional in the dictionary

  1. devotes
  2. devotest
  3. devoteth
  4. devoting
  5. devotion
  6. devotional
  7. devotionalism
  8. devotionalisms
  9. devotionalist
  10. devotionalists
  11. devotionalities

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: devotional (page history and authors); devotional (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); devotional (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); devotional (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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