devozionale

devotional

adjective deh-vots-yoh-NAH-leh Rare

Usage Note

Devozionale describes objects, practices, or literature intended for private religious devotion: un'immagine devozionale, un testo devozionale. It is a formal, mainly written-register adjective. Unlike devoto ('devout', describing a person's character), devozionale is used for artefacts and contexts — a devotional image, not a devotional person.

Examples

"La cappella conserva molte immagini devozionali."

Natural Translation

The chapel preserves many devotional images.

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