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devotional + noun
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示“与宗教崇拜或祷告有关的”。
The chapel was filled with devotional music.
小教堂里充满了祈祷音乐。
虔诚的；祷告的
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虔诚的；祷告的
relating to worship
The chapel was filled with devotional music.
小教堂里充满了祈祷音乐。
关于虔诚或崇拜的；与灵修或崇拜有关的。
Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
The church plays soft devotional music while people pray.
人们祈祷时，教堂播放轻柔的礼拜音乐。
She reads a short devotional passage every morning before breakfast.
她每天早饭前读一段简短的灵修经文。
His devotional life is centered on daily prayer and quiet reflection.
他的灵修生活以每日祈祷和静默反思为中心。
作形容词时通常放在名词前，表示“与宗教崇拜或祷告有关的”。
The chapel was filled with devotional music.
小教堂里充满了祈祷音乐。
作名词时指“短小的宗教礼拜仪式”，是可数名词，复数形式为 devotionals。
We attended a devotional before breakfast.
早餐前我们参加了一次祈祷仪式。
Not this
We went to devotional every morning.
Use this
We went to a devotional every morning.
devotional 作名词时是可数名词，表示“短祷仪式”，单数可数名词前需要加冠词 a/an 或 the，不能直接说 go to devotional。
Not this
She is a devotional who prays every day.
Use this
She is a devotee who prays every day.
devotional 作名词指“祈祷仪式”，不指人；表示“虔诚的信徒”应用 devotee。
Not this
He is very devotional to his work.
Use this
He is very devoted to his work.
devotional 作形容词意为“与 worship/祷告有关的”，不表示“忠诚的、投入的”；表示“忠诚于某事”应该用 devoted to。
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敬拜音乐
The church played soft devotional music before the sermon.
讲道之前，教会播放了轻柔的敬拜音乐。
灵修生活
She keeps a journal to reflect on her devotional life.
她写日记来反思自己的灵修生活。
每日灵修
He reads a daily devotional every morning.
他每天早晨阅读每日灵修。
晨更
The campers attended a brief morning devotional at sunrise.
露营者在日出时参加了一个简短的晨更。
灵修读物
This book of Psalms is her favorite devotional reading.
这本诗篇是她最喜欢的灵修读物。
家庭礼拜
Our family devotional happens after dinner.
我们的家庭礼拜在晚饭后进行。
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devotion（虔诚）+ al → devotional（虔诚的、祷告的）；名词指短礼拜仪式，想象信徒虔诚祈祷。
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious worship、personal prayer、Christian literature 该词作形容词时多用于宗教、信仰相关语境，语气较正式；作名词时指简短的宗教仪式或灵修材料，在教堂或日常灵修中比较常见。整体宗教色彩明显，口语和书面语中都可能出现。
Rhymes with devotional's /-əuʃənl/: emotional, promotional, and notional (use /oʊ/ in American English). National and rational share the -tional spelling ending but are pronounced with /næ-/ and /ræ-/, so they do not rhyme with devotional.
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