Breathing vs Vital - What's the difference?
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The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
* 1599 ,
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
* Tillotson
Relating to, or characteristic of life.
Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
* Spenser
Invigorating or life-giving.
Necessary to continued existence.
Relating to the recording of life events.
Very important.
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Containing life; living.
* Milton
* Alexander Pope
Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Breathing is a related term of vital.
As a verb breathing
is .As a noun breathing
is the act of respiration; a single instance of this.As an adjective vital is
relating to, or characteristic of life.breathing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- DON PEDRO. Count Claudio, when mean you to go to church?
- CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites.
- LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind.
- DON PEDRO. Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing ; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.
- the breathings of the Holy Spirit
- earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state
vital
English
(wikipedia vital)Adjective
(en adjective)- vital''' energies; '''vital''' functions; '''vital actions
- The brain is a vital organ.
- Do the heavens afford him vital food?
- The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation.
- Birth, marriage and death certificates are vital records.
- It is vital that you don't forget to do your homework.
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- spirits that live throughout, vital in every part
- The dart flew on, and pierced a vital part.
- Pythagoras and Hippocrates affirm the birth of the seventh month to be vital .