Abyss vs Carbuncle - What's the difference?
abyss | carbuncle |
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
An impending catastrophic happening.
(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
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* 1611 . Old Testament , King James Version, Isaiah 54:12:
An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
(heraldiccharge) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
As nouns the difference between abyss and carbuncle
is that abyss is hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean while carbuncle is (archaic) a deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.abyss
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Alternative forms
* abysm, abimeNoun
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* (English Citations of "abyss")Usage notes
* (impending catastrophic happening) It is typically preceded by the word the .Derived terms
* abyssalReferences
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*carbuncle
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Noun
(en noun)- With eyes like carbuncles , the hellish Pyrrhus...
- And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles , and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
