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Devotion vs Sanctification - What's the difference?

devotion | sanctification |

As nouns the difference between devotion and sanctification

is that devotion is the act or state of devoting or being devoted while sanctification is the (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.

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)

    • sanctification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
  • The process of making holy; hallowing, consecration.
  • (slang, obsolete) Blackmail.