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Viands vs Subsistence - What's the difference?

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Viands is a related term of subsistence.


As nouns the difference between viands and subsistence

is that viands is while subsistence is real being; existence.

viands

English

Noun

(head) (plural )
  • provisions, victuals
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 3
    • FRANCISCO.
    They vanish'd strangely.
    SEBASTIAN.
    No matter, since
    They have left their viands behind; for we have stomachs.—
    Will't please you taste of what is here?

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    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.
  • *
  • (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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