different between devotional vs kirtan

devotional

English

Etymology

devotion +? -al

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??v????n?l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /d??vo???n?l/
  • Rhymes: -????n?l

Noun

devotional (plural devotionals)

  1. A brief religious service.
  2. A text or piece of music or writing to be used for devotion.

Adjective

devotional (comparative more devotional, superlative most devotional)

  1. (usually religious) Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
    She spent much time playing devotional music.

Derived terms

  • indevotional

Translations

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kirtan

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Noun

kirtan (plural kirtans)

  1. A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 137:
      She was not devout or overly religious but she went to temples and kirtans regularly.

Related terms

  • kirtankar

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