devotion vs shell game

devotion

noun
  • The act or state of devoting or being devoted. 

  • Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication 

  • Religious veneration, zeal, or piety. 

  • A prayer (often found in the plural) 

shell game

noun
  • Any confidence scheme, especially one involving the rapid movement of investment funds to a location beyond recovery. 

  • A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery. 

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