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Definition of Devotions
1. devotion [n] - See also: devotion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devotions
Literary usage of Devotions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Most of the principal devotions are dealt with ... Several of the more familiar
popular devotions have been treated historically by the present writer in ..."
2. A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Protestant Episcopal Church by John Henry Hobart, Robert Nelson (1851)
"Devotions to be added on Ash Wednesday to the other Devotions for the Season of
Lent COME, let us fast and mourn and pray, for our Lord is merciful and just ..."
3. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition by William Law, Charles Bigg (1899)
"How early you are to begin your prayers, and what is to be the subject of your
Jirst devotions in the morning. There is one thing still remaining, ..."
4. The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages: Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor, Ralph Francis Kerr, Frederick Ignatius Antrobus (1902)
"Here and in the probably Umbrian " devotions " for Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday,-f we see a marked advance. Both plays certainly belong to the I4th ..."
5. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: With a Life of the Author by Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber (1828)
"A Prayer against wandering Thoughts, to be said at the Beginning of our Devotions.
ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast commanded us to pray unto thee without ceasing, ..."
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