devotional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˈvoʊʃənəl/ (General-American)
- /dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From devotion + -al.
Meanings
-
(qualifier: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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most devotional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more devotional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
devotionalist · devotionalism · nondevotional · devotionally · undevotional · indevotional · pornographico-devotional · devotionality
Translations (12)
es devocional (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · de andächtig (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · ro devoțional (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · fi hengellinen (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · fr dévotionnel (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · cy defosiynol (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · bg благочестив (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · bg набожен (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · sv andäktig (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · sv compounds with andakt (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · sv andaktsfull (of or pertaining to devotion or worship) · kix āōkkām (of or pertaining to devotion or worship)