Enshrined vs Attested - What's the difference?
enshrined | attested |
(enshrine)
To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
*2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 256:
*:At the centre of Muhammad's achievement was the extraordinary poetry which enshrined his revelations.
To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
(attest)
Proven; shown to be true with evidence
Supported with testimony
Certified as good, correct, or pure
* 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
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* The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .
As verbs the difference between enshrined and attested
is that enshrined is (enshrine) while attested is (attest).As an adjective attested is
proven; shown to be true with evidence.enshrined
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(head)enshrine
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(enshrin)- Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.
attested
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
- Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
- Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
- A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run accross it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested' and ' idiomatic .