Sentence examples for a particular devotion from inspiring English sources

This was a man who spent the Christmas of 1484 over-partying, and who liked to appear in a sea of silk banners of his own device, the white boar; but who also had a particular devotion to St Anthony the Hermit, patron of those who struggled against the sins of the flesh.

Vietnam differs from other Southeast Asian countries in that there's a particular devotion to heroes in its political culture and religious system.

A Sunni of no particular devotion, Hussein lived and worked in Beirut's Shia-dominated southern suburbs.

You may have heard that Coca-Cola once contained an ingredient capable of sparking particular devotion in consumers: cocaine.

She let herself feel loved, in love, immersed in their particular devotion, however fleeting.

He showed particular devotion to the cult of St. Edward the Confessor, whose reputation for "peace" validated Richard's own search for "peace".

He wrote that despite his particular devotion to ants, he was often tempted by the pleasure of butterflies, "but not to kill and pin specimens".

Have a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

His advocates explain that Asperger's can result in a single-minded devotion to a particular thing — in Mr. McCollum's case, transit.

The colours, the scarves, the chants, the devotion to a particular rather than a general deity: a similar fervour could be found in India's religious crowds.

What is problematic is not vibrant religious activism in the public square, but the consistent association of religious devotion with a particular set of dogmatic political opinions.