“If you have ever secretly supposed the contemplative life to be a leisurely round of devotional exercises, punctuated by strolls in the garden and a spot of embroidery now and then, fear no morel” the sisters tell browsers

“假如你内心里曾认为专注于宗教思想的生活是一种轻松的献身运动，不时穿插着花园里的漫步，时而做做刺绣，不要再这样想了!”修女们告诉国际互联网上的浏览者们说。

It was too intellectual to bear the devotional warmth which the Church’s worship was accustomed to give to Jesus under the more human title “Son of God”

“圣子”这个更为人性的称呼学究气太浓，很难用来表现教会惯常对耶稣所拥有的信仰热情。

There are different subjects in different kinds of paintings. The range and interpretation of subjects in different forms of devotional painting express a particular attitude to the relationship between man and his deity.

不同的绘画有不同的主题。不同的宗教画中主题的范畴和解释表现了人与神关系的特定态度。

A devotional composition sung responsively as part of a liturgy.

唱和诗歌作为仪式一部分轮流吟唱的祈祷乐曲

Earlier cultural tradition of tribes, religions, guilds, royal courts, and states-largely controlled the craft, form, imagery, and subject matter of painting and determined its function, whether ritualistic, devotional , decorative, entertaining, or educational.

古老的文化传统:部落文化，宗教文化，行会，宫廷和国家机构，在很大程度上控制着绘画艺术的技法，形态，意象和主题，并决定着其各种功能:祭祀的，祈祷的，装饰的，娱乐的和教育的功能。

A sign made by tracing the outline of a cross with the right hand upon the forehead and chest as a devotional act.

划十字一种右手放在前额或胸前划十字以示虔诚的手势

The meeting was opened with a devotional service.

会议以礼拜仪式开始

Commemorative and decorative pendants were common in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. In the Middle Ages reliquaries, or devotional pendants, and crosses were created with jewels.

纪念或装饰性的悬饰在古埃及、希腊和罗马很常见。在中世纪，圣物匣或祈祷用的悬饰以及十字架被装上珠宝。

Italian High Renaissance painter known for his use of chiaroscuro.Among his works are devotional pictures,including Holy Night,and frescoes,such as those in the convent of San Paolo in Parma(1518.

科勒乔，安东尼奥·阿莱格林·达1494-1534文艺复兴高潮期意大利画家，以其运用阴暗对照法著名。他的作品包括有宗教画，如:平安夜和壁画，例如帕尔马市圣保罗修道院的壁画

The religious tradition of Massachusetts bred its brand of devotional literature

马萨诸塞州的宗教传统孕育出了具有宗教特征的献身文学。

A devotional exercise of or leading to contemplation.

默念，默想虔诚的心理活动或导致沉思的

To engage in contemplation,especially of a spiritual or devotional nature.

默想沉思，尤指具有精神性和崇拜性的

devotional literature

祈祷文献.

A reform movement in the German Lutheran Church during the17th and18th centuries,which strove to renew the devotional ideal in the Protestant religion.

虔诚主义17和18世纪时德国路德教派的宗教改革运动，旨在努力恢复新教中奉献的典范

A devotional prayer at morning,noon,and night to commemorate the Annunciation.

三钟经，天使经为纪念耶稣降世为人而在早晨，中午和晚上进行的虔诚的祈祷

The eve of a religious festival as observed by devotional watching.

守夜宗教节日的前夕，通过虔诚的守夜庆祝

To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise;keep vigil.

守夜作为礼拜或宗教仪式而守夜;保持警戒

A peddler of devotional literature.

书贩贩卖宗教书籍的小贩

He repeated to himself a devotional phrase, hoping that in return God would help him to act correctly

他对自己重复了一句虔诚的话，希望上帝能默佑他言行不逾矩。

Of a deeply religious temperament, there was inevitably a tinge of the devotional in his mind.

他是一个深具宗教气质的人,因此他的情绪上便必然会染上虔敬的色调。

Well, Western symbolic systems are more intellectually directed, their imagery has precise literary meanings and is intended primarily for narrative and devotional identification.

西方的象征系统更有理性，其意象有精确文学意义，并主要用于叙事性或宗教绘画。

Devotional Crisis and the Reconstruction of the Spirit: Reading Chin Ping Mei

信仰的危机与精神的重建―解读《金瓶梅》

“He’s got to get it right with the Big Guy, ” said Mrs. Sanford, who starts her days at 5: 30 a. m. with devotional readings.

“他得让自己对待大个子的态度更加正确一些。”珊弗夫人说。她通常清晨五点半便起床，用心态虔诚的阅读开始一天的生活。

Chick-fil-A, a fast-food chain, refuses to open on Sundays and holds devotional services at its corporate headquarters every Monday.

比如说，奇克A快餐连锁店（Chick-fil-A）就在周日歇业，因为每周一，虔诚的员工都会到公司总部参加祷告仪式。

Filipinos and Poles are often traditional in their devotional practices; they are comfortable with statues and saints.

菲律宾人和波兰人在宗教习俗方面通常较为传统，他们对雕像和圣徒也比较接受。

Today’s guest devotional is by Jon Walker, author of ’Growing with Purpose. ’

今天的祷告嘉宾是乔恩·沃克，他是“有追求地生活”一文的作者。

Today’s devotional is by Tom Holladay, teaching pastor at Saddleback Church.

今天的证道来自汤姆.霍拉代，他是马鞍峰教会的教导牧师

(To Einstein, in a metaphorical way. ) To both, to adore Nature, to study it scientifically, was a devotional act.

科学被视为人类和神圣的主之间的桥梁（爱因斯坦以一种隐喻的方式）.同时，崇尚自然，科学地研究它，是一种虔诚的行为。

Women dance around the swing and sing devotional songs, as men spray coloured water on them.

女人们围着秋千跳舞，并唱着虔诚的歌曲，而男人们则将颜料水拨洒在女人们身上。

He lets it be known that his point man on religious affairs, Joshua DuBois, sends him a devotional text each day.

他让大家都熟知自己的宗教事务尖兵约书亚.迪布瓦，每天都给他发一份祷告书。