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Exhaustion vs Prostration - What's the difference?

exhaustion | prostration |

As nouns the difference between exhaustion and prostration

is that exhaustion is the point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up while prostration is the act or condition of prostrating (lying flat) oneself, as a sign of humility.

exhaustion

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  • Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion , prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
  • (dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
  • (maths) An exhaustive procedure

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * proof by exhaustion

    Related terms

    * exhaust

    prostration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of prostrating (lying flat) oneself, as a sign of humility.
  • A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests.
    • The ordination ceremony includes a variety of rituals, rich in meaning and history, e.g., the prostration , laying on of hands, anointing of hands, giving of the chalice and paten, and sign of peace. — Diocese of Rochester, NY
  • Being laid face down (prone).
  • The condition of being prostrated, as from heat.
  • A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.

    • Usage notes

    * Outside of ordination, prostration as a sign of humility has never been part of the Western tradition, but was present in the Middle-Eastern and Asian traditions.

    Derived terms

    * heat prostration

    Synonyms

    *sujud