Sentence examples for special devotion from inspiring English sources

Agnes was devoted to her faith and family, with special devotion to Mother Cabrini and Our Lady of the Olives.

Ruth had a special devotion at Stanford to the importance of the arts in our academic mission.

As the mother of Jesus (Greek Theotokos, "God-bearer"), Mary has long been accorded special devotion by Catholics and other Christians.

Howe first met Brown in the 1850s, and she remembered his special devotion "to the redemption of the colored race from slavery".

Hope was a member of the Colony Club and Junior League with a special devotion to her involvement in the Annual Golden Tree.

Ringheads, also known as Wagnolaters, often travel the world to hear the cycle, reserving special devotion for Bayreuth, Germany, where Wagner's own theater stands.

In charismatic relationships followers think of their leaders as being near superhuman, as being endowed with qualities so special they deserve devotion and even blind faith.

Other holy sites are visited on an ongoing basis as a special act of devotion by individuals.

The Grand Duke responded by declaring special days of devotion, and erecting a "fertility column" in the Cavour district of Florence, an act which attracted popular ridicule.

We provide an understanding of the role of place in the experience of religious place attachment, describing in detail place, design, aesthetics, and special characteristics that facilitate devotion.

He plies his trade with meticulous care, weighing, measuring, disassembling and tweaking his special gun with artisanal devotion.