Word Meanings - DEVOTIONALLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In a devotional manner; toward devotion.

Related words: (words related to DEVOTIONALLY)

• TOWARD; TOWARDS
  1. In the direction of; to. He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. The waves make towards'' the pebbled shore. Shak. 2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning. His eye shall be evil
• DEVOTIONALLY
  In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
• TOWARDS
  See TOWARD
• TOWARDNESS
  Quality or state of being toward.
• MANNERIST
  One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
• MANNERISM
  Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural
• DEVOTIONAL
  Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind.
• TOWARDLY
  See DRYDEN
• TOWARDLINESS
  The quality or state of being towardly; docility; tractableness. The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her brethren to envy. Sir W. Raleigh.
• DEVOTION
  1. The act of devoting; consecration. 2. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness. Genius animated
• DEVOTIONALITY
  The practice of a devotionalist. A. H. Clough.
• MANNERLINESS
  The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale.
• TOWARD
  1. Approaching; coming near. "His toward peril." Spenser. 2. Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth. 3. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant. Why, that is spoken like a toward prince.
• MANNERED
  1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style
• MANNER
  manual, skillful, handy, fr. LL. manarius, for L. manuarius 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner
• DEVOTIONALIST; DEVOTIONIST
  One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.
• MANNERCHOR
  A German men's chorus or singing club.
• MANNERLY
  Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.
• UNMANNERLY
  Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
• SELF-DEVOTION
  The act of devoting one's self, or the state of being self- devoted; willingness to sacrifice one's own advantage or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.
• UNTOWARDLY
  Perverse; froward; untoward. "Untowardly tricks and vices." Locke.
• OVERMANNER
  In an excessive manner; excessively. Wiclif.
• MISDEVOTION
  Mistaken devotion.
• UNDEVOTION
  Absence or want of devotion.
• ILL-MANNERED
  Impolite; rude.
• WELL-MANNERED
  Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. Dryden.