Sentence examples for place of devotion from inspiring English sources

The writings of various travellers in the Holy Land, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries, tell of how the Wall and its environs continued to be a place of devotion for the Jews.

Going from a place of complete devotion to one's wife to absolute murderous intent, within a 20-minute scene, was quite a bit harder.

In matters of religion, its important contribution was the new emphasis placed on devotion, which has since remained a central path in Hinduism.

Have a set place for devotion and certain ideas on how you will "do" devotion.

But behind the commercial patina lay a place of local religious devotion and personal elegance that attracted foreign painters and jewelers, fashion designers and furniture makers and their fancy friends for much of the 20th century.

This bar, crammed inside a strip mall next to a Chinese take-out and a 99-cent store, may not look like the kind of place that inspires devotion.

One thinks of Pre-Raphaelite painting; in another time and place it might have been a Christian allegory of devotion to humble craft.

I've watched American sports for decades, both as a fan and as a writer, and not until the past few years have I witnessed such an offensive show of devotion -- as out of place as locker room prayer sessions.

It is known as the "sin" of the tree for sin means stepping down from an innocent place to a lower place, and they certainly did -- not out of weakness but out of devotion to their mission.

In each parish visited, injunctions were put in place that resolved to, "...eliminate any image which had any suspicion of devotion attached to it".

However a separate Bible reading plan is useful as we need to know what God is saying and know how to place Scripture in context but this is different from a time of devotion.