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Monolith vs Behemoth - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between monolith and behemoth

is that monolith is a large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture while behemoth is a great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.

monolith

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author= , title=The Washington Monument , volume=100, issue=1, page=16 , magazine= citation , passage=The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith , a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.}}
  • Anything massive, uniform and unmovable.
  • (chemistry, chromatography) A continuous stationary-phase as a homogeneous column in a single piece.
  • References

    * (chemistry) Gagnon, Pete (1 August 2008). " Monoliths Emerge as Key Purification Methodology", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News , pg. 48. ISSN 1935-472X. Retrieved on 20 September 2008.

    behemoth

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Bible) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.
  • A great and mighty monster.
  • Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
  • * {{quote-news, date=2011-01-18
  • , first=Joe , last=Lovejoy , title=Cardiff City 0 Stoke City 2 , newspaper=Guardian Online citation , page= , passage=The diehards who did turn out were at least rewarded with a first sight of Jon Parkin, the behemoth striker signed from Preston, who scored a stunning goal on his debut at Norwich last weekend.}}

    Synonyms

    * (something of great size and power ): colossus, leviathan, mammoth, titan

    Quotations

    * *: Behold now behemoth , which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
    Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
    He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
    His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 58 *: Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth .

    Derived terms

    * behemothian * behemothic

    See also

    * leviathan