devotional
devotional — adjective
- devotionalpositive
- more devotionalcomparative
- most devotionalsuperlative
1. connected with prayer or worship, or meant to help people show religious love an
connected with prayer or worship, or meant to help people show religious love and respect.
The school choir opened the ceremony with a devotional song in Mandarin.
devotional + song
Meera keeps a devotional book beside her bed for evening prayers.
devotional + book for private prayer
The pastor handed out a devotional reading before the prayer meeting began.
Devotional music played softly while families found seats in the chapel.
- religious
broader; can describe beliefs, customs, or institutions, not only worship-focused materials
- prayerful
stresses the attitude of prayer more than the object or material itself
- liturgical
more formal and tied to fixed public worship patterns
- secular
not connected with religion or worship
文法句型
devotional + noun
用法筆記
Most often modifies books, songs, readings, and other materials used in prayer or worship. It is narrower than religious, which can describe faith more generally.
常見錯誤
devotional — noun
1. a brief time of worship, often including prayer, a reading, or a short talk.
a brief time of worship, often including prayer, a reading, or a short talk.
Before class, the students gathered for a short devotional in the chapel.
a short devotional
Bilal led the morning devotional with a reading and two prayers.
lead the morning devotional
The camp schedule includes a devotional after breakfast each day.
Because the bus arrived late, Felix missed the evening devotional.
After dinner, the youth group held a devotional under the pine trees.
- service
broader and often longer or more formal than a devotional
- prayer meeting
usually focuses more specifically on group prayer
- worship time
more informal and descriptive than devotional
文法句型
a devotional
morning devotional
lead a devotional
用法筆記
Common in Christian schools, churches, camps, and study groups. It often appears with time words such as morning or evening, and it names the worship period itself rather than one song inside it.