Beholding vs Glimpsing - What's the difference?

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Beholding is a related term of glimpsing.

As verbs the difference between beholding and glimpsing

is that beholding is while glimpsing is .

As an adjective beholding

is .

As a noun beholding

is the act by which something is beheld.

beholding

English

Verb

(head)

Adjective

(en adjective)

* 1612 , Shakespeare, Henry VIII , V, 5

I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor,

And your good brethren, I am much beholding ;

I have received much honour by your presence,

And ye shall find me thankful.

* Robynson (More's Utopia)

I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father.

* Fuller

So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children.

Noun

(en noun)

The act by which something is beheld.

* Robert Trail

But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.

glimpsing

English

Verb

(head)