What is the difference between journey and quest?
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A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
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(label) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
(label) A day's work.
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A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
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The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
(obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
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(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
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(obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
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To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
To search for; to examine.
In obsolete terms the difference between journey and quest
is that journey is a day's work while quest is inquest; jury of inquest.As nouns the difference between journey and quest
is that journey is a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage while quest is a journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.As verbs the difference between journey and quest
is that journey is to travel, to make a trip or voyage while quest is to seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.As an abbreviation QUEST is
quantized electronic structure.journey
English
(wikipedia journey)Noun
(en noun)Well-connected Brains, passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
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English
(wikipedia quest)Noun
(en noun)- Cease your quest of love.
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- Gad not abroad at every quest and call / Of an untrained hope or passion.
- The senate hath sent about three several quests to search you out.
- What lawful quest have given their verdict?