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Subsistence vs Endurance - What's the difference?

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Subsistence is a related term of endurance.


As nouns the difference between subsistence and endurance

is that subsistence is real being; existence while endurance is the measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

subsistence

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Real being; existence.
  • Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
  • Means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; That which furnishes support to animal life; as, a meager subsistence.
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  • (theology) A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity; hypostasis.

    • Synonyms

    * sustenance * (theology) hypostasis

    Related terms

    * subsist * subsistent

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    endurance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (all obsolete)

    Noun

  • The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
    • He has great endurance , he ran a marathon and then rode his bicycle home.
  • Ability to endure hardship.