Devotion vs Consideration - What's the difference?
devotion | consideration |
(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)
The thought process of considering, of taking everything into account.
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
The tendency to consider others.
A payment or other recompense for something done.
(legal) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
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Importance, claim to notice, regard.
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As nouns the difference between devotion and consideration
is that devotion is religious devotion while consideration is consideration (the process of considering).devotion
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("devotion on Wikiquote")Noun
(en-noun)consideration
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(en noun)- ''After much consideration, I have decided to stay.
- ''You showed remarkable consideration in giving up your place for your friend.
- ''Will you noisy children show some consideration and stop your infernal screaming? I'm trying to study!
- ''Sure I'll move my car, but only for a consideration .
- [...] settled down on a small property he had near Quimper to live for the rest of his days in peace; but the failure of an attorney left him suddenly penniless, and neither he nor his wife was willing to live in penury where they had enjoyed consideration .
