private devotion
Quiet spiritual practice
Private devotion is religious worship or spiritual practice conducted alone rather than in a congregation or formal service.
It encompasses personal prayer, meditation, scripture reading, or contemplation undertaken individually: She set aside time each morning for private devotion.
The phrase distinguishes solitary spiritual practice from communal worship.
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- crossPass from side to side
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- prayerAddress to deity
holy hour · hush · penance · meditation · icons · humility · fasting · introspection · inner peace · chanting · morning prayer · silence · serenity · solitude · sacred space · spiritual growth · candle · mindfulness
- monastic lifecelibacy, cloister, habit, vespers, obedience
- Hidden Faithunderground church, secret prayer, house church, priest hole, coded language
- panel artwood panel, side panel, altarpiece, triptych, diptych
private devotionpublic worship
Collective religious ceremony
communal worship · corporate worship · communal prayer · church service · collective worship
private, privately, privacy, privation, privy, privilege, privileged, deprive, deprived