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Devotion vs Eagerness - What's the difference?

devotion | eagerness |

As nouns the difference between devotion and eagerness

is that devotion is religious devotion while eagerness is the state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

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)

    • eagerness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eagreness (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
  • * 1909:
    • The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling eagerness and anxiety the whole busy underworld was working.
  • (obsolete) Tartness; sourness
    • (Webster 1913)