Sentence examples for special devotion to from inspiring English sources

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

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.

In 2000, he received the eighth annual award for Distinguished Service to Columbia's Core Curriculum, which was established to recognize faculty and administrators who demonstrate a special devotion to the Core.

It takes a special devotion to an art to be able to skewer it properly but lovingly, and in that regard this company has spent the last two decades dissecting the opera world in much the same spirit as Peter Schickele's P.D.Q.

Furthermore, a significant number of Catholics practice some sort of religious syncretism, mainly with esoteric and African creeds, besides a large number of people who consider themselves "non-practitioners" participating in some rituals, such as a wedding or baptism, but not attending church regularly or evincing special devotion to a saint, for example (Almeida and Montero 2001).

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

A committed supporter and lover of all the arts, Mr. Greenfield's special devotion was to opera, and in particular, to the support of the emerging careers of young vocal artists.

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.

Mr. Caro's penchant for leaving nothing out — the still-growing L.B.J. series runs to more than 3,000 pages — is a quality that has wearied his detractors while inspiring special devotion among fans like Mr. O'Brien.

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