Viewing vs Beholding - What's the difference?

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Viewing is a related term of beholding.

As verbs the difference between viewing and beholding

is that viewing is while beholding is .

As nouns the difference between viewing and beholding

is that viewing is an instance of viewing something while beholding is the act by which something is beheld.

As an adjective beholding is

viewing

English

Verb

(head)

Noun

(en noun)

An instance of viewing something.

The agent took them to the property for a viewing .

I hated the film at first, but with subsequent viewings it has grown on me.

(senseid) A wake.

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.