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Discernment vs Deciphering - What's the difference?

discernment | deciphering |

As nouns the difference between discernment and deciphering

is that discernment is the ability to distinguish; judgement while deciphering is decipherment.

As a verb deciphering is

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discernment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The ability to distinguish; judgement.
  • Discrimination.
  • To distinguish between things.
  • To perceive differences that exist.
  • The condition of understanding.
  • Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
  • Perceptiveness.
  • The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
  • Discretion in judging objectively.

    • Related terms

    * discern

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    deciphering

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • decipherment
  • * 1862 , Great Britain. Public Record Office, Calendar of Letters, Despatches, and State Papers Relating ...
    • The only request I have to make with regard to such persons as desire to judge for themselves is, not to test the accuracy of my decipherings by the English translations.