Devotion vs Liking - What's the difference?
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(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)
A like; a predilection.
* {{quote-news
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, date=September 15
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, title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton
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* (John Stuart Mill)
As nouns the difference between devotion and liking
is that devotion is the act or state of devoting or being devoted while liking is a like; a predilection.As a verb liking is
present participle of lang=en.devotion
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("devotion on Wikiquote")Noun
(en-noun)liking
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.}}
- The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.