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Devotion vs Homily - What's the difference?

devotion | homily |

As nouns the difference between devotion and homily

is that devotion is the act or state of devoting or being devoted while homily is a sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

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)

    • homily

    English

    Noun

    (homilies)
  • A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
  • *
  • A moralizing lecture.
  • * Byron
    • As I have heard my father / Deal out in his long homilies .
  • A platitude.