Shirk vs Truancy - What's the difference?
shirk | truancy |
To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
* Hare
To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
* Byron
To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
* Bishop Rainbow
English heteronyms
The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.
As nouns the difference between shirk and truancy
is that shirk is one who shirks or shirk can be (islam) the unforgivable sin of idolatry while truancy is the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.As a verb shirk
is to avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc; to stay away from.shirk
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Etymology 1
First attested use in 1625 – 1635, apparently from association with shark (verb form), or from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- the usual makeshift by which they try to shirk difficulties
- If you have a job, don't shirk from it by staying off work.
- One of the cities shirked from the league.
- You that never heard the call of any vocation, that shirk living from others, but time from yourselves.
