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For the Depeche Mode movie, see Devotional (video). Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Devotional is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993 - 1994 Devotional Tour, filmed in

A devotional song is a hymn which accompanies religious observences and rituals. A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities

Each major religion has its own tradition with devotional hymns. In the West, the devotional has been a part of the liturgy in Roman Catholicism, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, and others, since their earliest days. A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group according to their particular traditions The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure A devotional is a part of the prayer service proper and is not, in these contexts, ornamentation. During the Protestant Reformation, church music in general was hotly debated. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Some Puritans objected to all ornament and sought to abolish choirs, hymns, and, inasmuch as liturgy itself was rejected, devotionals. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine,

In Eastern and Near-Eastern religions, devotionals can function as communion prayer and meditation. These are sung in particular rhythms which are sustained over a prolonged period of time to give practitioners a mystical experience. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity