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Deference vs Devotion - What's the difference?

deference | devotion |

As nouns the difference between deference and devotion

is that deference is great respect while devotion is the act or state of devoting or being devoted.

deference

English

Noun

  • Great respect.
    • The children treated their elders with deference .
  • The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
    • By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.

    Synonyms

    * honor * respect

    devotion

    English

    ("devotion on Wikiquote")

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
  • (uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
  • (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
  • (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)