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Warden vs Metron - What's the difference?

warden | metron |

As nouns the difference between warden and metron

is that warden is a guard or watchman while metron is measure (poetic.

As a proper noun Warden

is {{surname|lang=en}.

warden

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic, or, literary) A guard or watchman.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • He called to the warden on the battlements.
  • A chief administrative officer of a prison
  • An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air raid warden
  • A governing official in various institutions
  • the warden of a college
  • (archaic, slang) A variety of pear, thought to be Black Worcester or Parkinson's Warden.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
  • I would have had him roasted like a warden .
  • * Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
  • I must have saffron the colour of warden pies.

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    metron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • measure (poetic)
  • (by extension) sphere of influence
  • (physics) A two-dimensional quantum of multidimensional space, a unit of measure in Heim theory.
  • Quotations

    * "People are taught to understand their orbit of influence not their position... As long as every person understands their own metron and stays within their orbit, you have little problems. Everyone keep rank and do what is expected from them..." ** "The Planetary System" - Household of Faith * "Grace, favour, and everything we need to be successful in ministry are given to us to accomplish our task when we are within our metron ." ** Ref: CLARK. Advanced Apostolic Studies: Transitioning Every Believer into Apostolic Ministry. Spirit of Life Ministries, 2008. ISBN 9781886885172. * "We, however, will not boast beyond [our metron ], but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ." ** Ref: "The Holy Bible": 2 Corinthians 10:13-14 [http://www.biblestudytools.com/Lexicons/Greek/freqdisp.cgi?book=2co&number=3358&count=1&version=nas]

    References

    [http://strongsnumbers.com/greek/3358.htm] [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Cor%2010:13-14;&version=50;] [http://www.thequickenedword.com/metron.html] [http://books.google.com/books?id=vGFG1Xd8NhAC&pg=PR14&lpg=PR14&dq=metron+measure+sphere+influence&source=bl&ots=0Qzl5v1JoD&sig=3V9KjoJGIz1cpoC1ufH5N-52HtQ&hl=en&ei=Q2BlStarGI6CMbu9sKAB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5] [http://www.awakening1s.net/articles1/FiveFold.htm]

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