Countenance vs Cherish - What's the difference?

Countenance is a related term of cherish.

As verbs the difference between countenance and cherish

is that countenance is to tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something while cherish is to treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.

As a noun countenance

is appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

countenance

English

Alternative forms

* countenaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)

Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

* , Genesis 4:5

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}

Favour; support; encouragement.

* (Bible), (Psalms) xxi. 6

Thou hast made himglad with thy countenance .

* (Francis Atterbury) (1663-1732)

This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice.

(label) Superficial appearance; show; pretense.

* (Roger Ascham) (1515-1568)

The election being done, he made countenance of great discontent thereat.

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

(countenanc)

To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

''The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.

* 1925 , Franz Kafka, The Trial'', ''Vintage Books (London) , pg. 99:

For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.

Synonyms

* approve, sanction, support, tolerate

References

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cherish

English

Verb

To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid.

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To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

(obsolete) To cheer, gladden.

* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , II.vi:

Her merry fit she freshly gan to reare, / And did of ioy and iollitie deuize, / Her selfe to cherish , and her guest to cheare [...].