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Devotion vs Piety - What's the difference?

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In uncountable terms the difference between devotion and piety

is that devotion is religious veneration, zeal, or piety while piety is similar reverence to one's parents and family.

devotion

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)
  • piety

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) reverence and devotion to God
  • Colleen's piety led her to make sacrifices that most people would not have made.
  • (uncountable) similar reverence to one's parents and family
  • (countable) a devout act or thought
  • Derived terms

    * filial piety