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Praying vs Giving - What's the difference?

praying | giving |

As adjectives the difference between praying and giving

is that praying is of or pertaining to prayer while giving is having the tendency to give; generous.

As nouns the difference between praying and giving

is that praying is an act of saying a prayer while giving is the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.

As verbs the difference between praying and giving

is that praying is while giving is .

praying

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to prayer.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of saying a prayer.
  • * John Walford
    • However, after breakfast the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.

    Verb

    (head)

    • giving

    English

    (wikipedia giving)

    Verb

    (head)
    • ''These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having the tendency to give; generous
    • To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  • A gift; a benefaction.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
  • * Addison
    • Upon the first giving of the weather.

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