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Observing vs Beholding - What's the difference?

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Observing is a related term of beholding.


As verbs the difference between observing and beholding

is that observing is while beholding is .

As nouns the difference between observing and beholding

is that observing is observation while beholding is the act by which something is beheld.

As an adjective beholding is

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observing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • observation
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

    beholding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1612 , Shakespeare, Henry VIII , V, 5
    • I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor,
    And your good brethren, I am much beholding ;
    I have received much honour by your presence,
    And ye shall find me thankful.
  • * Robynson (More's Utopia)
    • I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father.
  • * Fuller
    • So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is beheld.
  • * Robert Trail
    • But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.