Redemption vs Greatness - What's the difference?
redemption | greatness |
the act of redeeming or something redeemed
the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
salvation from sin
rescue upon payment of a ransom
The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
As nouns the difference between redemption and greatness
is that redemption is (religious): redemption; salvation while greatness is the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.redemption
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(wikipedia redemption)Noun
Derived terms
* beyond redemption * past redemption * redemption fatigue * redemption price * redemption valuegreatness
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(Webster 1913)Noun
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
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- It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .