different between devotion vs humility

English

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Etymology

From Old French devocion, from Latin d?v?ti?, from d?v?tum +? -tio, from the supine of d?vove? (“vow, devote”); equivalent to devote +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??v????n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??vo???n/

Noun

devotion (usually uncountable, plural devotions)

1. (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
2. (uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
3. (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
4. (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)
5. (in the plural, obsolete) Religious offerings; alms.

Translations

Middle French

Noun

devotion f (plural devotions)

1. devotion (quality of being devoted)

English

Etymology

From Middle English humilite, from Old French (h)umilité, from Latin humilitas (“lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility”), from humilis (“low, lowly, humble, earth”), equivalent to humble +? -ity.; see humble. Doublet of omerta. Displaced native Old English ?aþm?dnes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hju??m?l?ti/
• Rhymes: -?l?ti

Noun

humility (countable and uncountable, plural humilities)

1. The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

Usage notes

• Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.

Synonyms

• egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement

Antonyms

• pride

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Further reading

• humility at OneLook Dictionary Search