Diminution vs Conquest - What's the difference?
diminution | conquest | Related terms |
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
(music) The shortening of the notes of a melody or theme.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
(figuratively, by extenstion) An act or instance of an obstacle.
* Prescott
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That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
* Shakespeare
(feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
(colloquial, figurative) A person with whom one has had sex.
As nouns the difference between diminution and conquest
is that diminution is a lessening, decrease or reduction while conquest is victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.As a verb conquest is
to conquer.As a proper noun Conquest is
the personification of conquest, (also known as Pestilence), often depicted riding a white horse.diminution
English
Noun
(en noun)- The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.
Synonyms
* diminishmentconquest
English
(wikipedia conquest)Noun
(en noun)- Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.
- Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?
- (Blackstone)