Devotion vs Goodness - What's the difference?

In uncountable terms the difference between devotion and goodness

is that devotion is religious veneration, zeal, or piety while goodness is the state or characteristic of being good.

("devotion on Wikiquote")

(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)

(wikipedia goodness)

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.

(countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

(uncountable, euphemistic) God.

Thank goodness that the war is over!

(Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness , faith.

* virtue

* my goodness!

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