Epitome vs Embodiment - What's the difference?
epitome | embodiment |
(of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.
(of a class of items) A representative example.
(of a class of items) The height; the best.
(of a written document) A brief summary.
a physical entity typifying an abstraction
* 1880 , W.S. Gilbert, Iolanthe
As nouns the difference between epitome and embodiment
is that epitome is the embodiment or encapsulation of while embodiment is a physical entity typifying an abstraction.epitome
English
Noun
(wikipedia epitome) (en-noun)Usage notes
The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some; instead, `pinnacle' may be preferred.Synonyms
* (an embodiment of) in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis * (the best) greatest * (a summary) abstract, synopsisAntonyms
* antithesisDerived terms
* epitomize * epitomic * epitomicalExternal links
* * ----embodiment
English
Noun
(wikipedia embodiment) (en noun)- You are the very embodiment of beauty.
- The law is the true embodiment Of everything that's excellent. It has no kind of fault or flaw, And I, my Lords, embody the law.