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Zen vs Zeon - What's the difference?

zen | zeon |

As nouns the difference between zen and zeon

is that zen is (religion) a denomination of buddhism while zeon is the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the byzantine eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified christ's side when pierced by the spear.

As an adjective zen

is (religion) pertaining to this denomination of buddhism.

zen

English

(wikipedia Zen)

Alternative forms

* zen

Noun

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  • (religion) A denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.
  • (informal) A philosophy of calm, reminiscent of that of the Buddhist denomination.

    • Related terms

    * Zenji

    Usage notes

    Usually capitalized in all senses, almost always when talking about the denomination proper (compare (Catholicism)), usually but less often when referring to a looser sense of the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Extremely relaxed and collected.

    • Anagrams

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    zeon

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear

    • Anagrams

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