Greatness vs Champion - What's the difference?
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The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
(rfex-sense) Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
(label) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
(label) Excellent; beyond compare.
Excellent; superb; deserving of high praise.
As a noun greatness
is the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.As a proper noun champion is
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English
(Webster 1913)Noun
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
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- It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .
