Devotional describes things that belong to religious worship or quiet prayer: a devotional song, a devotional book, a devotional candle used in church. It is about the service and the practice, not about shouting that someone is “very religious.” Though actually the same word is also a noun: a short reading or prayer for the day, or a little book of those readings.

Devotional describes things that belong to religious worship or quiet prayer Devotional靈修的，形容跟宗教敬拜或安靜禱告有關的東西：a devotional song像a devotional song靈修詩歌，a devotional book a devotional book靈修書籍，a devotional candle used in church或教堂裡用的a devotional candle靈修蠟燭。It is about the service and the practice它講的是儀式和實踐本身，not about shouting that someone is “very religious.”不是在強調某人「很虔誠」。Though actually the same word is also a noun不過其實這個字也可以當名詞：a short reading or prayer for the day指當天的一篇短讀經或禱告，or a little book of those readings或收錄這些短文的小冊子。

Someone may “read a devotional” every morning. The adjective is a little formal; the noun is common in church life.

Someone may “read a devotional” every morning有人可能每天早上都會「read a devotional讀一篇靈修短文」。The adjective is a little formal形容詞用法比較正式一點；the noun is common in church life名詞用法在教會生活裡很常見。

Next to devout (which pictures a sincerely religious person), devotional more often pictures the tools and texts used in worship.

Next to devout相較於devout虔誠的（which pictures a sincerely religious person那個字講的是真心信仰的人），devotional more often pictures the tools and texts used in worship devotional更常講的是敬拜用的工具和文本。