different between dedication vs patience

English

Etymology

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin d?dic?ti?, equivalent to d?dic?tus+-i?n.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d?d??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

dedication (countable and uncountable, plural dedications)

1. (uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
2. (countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
3. (countable) A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.
4. (law) The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

Synonyms

• (act of performed by a bishop of dedicating a Church to one or more people or angels as Saints): consecration

• (act of dedicating or state of being dedicated): diligence, devotion

Translations

References

• “dedication”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “dedication” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "dedication" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• "dedication" in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, Merriam-Webster, 1996.

Anagrams

• conidiated, eddication

English

Etymology

From Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience), from Latin patientia. Displaced native Middle English thuld, thuild (“patience”) (from Old English þyld (“patience”)), Middle English thole (“patience”) (from Old Norse þol (“patience, endurance”)), Middle English bil?fing, bileaving (“patience, perseverance, remaining”) (from Old English bel?fan (“to endure, survive”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe???ns/

Noun

patience (usually uncountable, plural patiences)

1. The quality of being patient.
2. Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called solitaire in the US. (card game).

Synonyms

• thild
• thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)

Antonyms

• impatience

Related terms

• passion
• passionate
• passive
• passivity
• patient

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: pasensi

Translations

Further reading

• patience in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• patience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

See also

• clock patience
• garden patience

French

Etymology

From Old French pacience, borrowed from Latin patientia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.sj??s/

Noun

patience f (plural patiences)

1. patience

Derived terms

• perdre patience
• prendre son mal en patience

Related terms

• patient

Further reading

• “patience” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

patience

1. Alternative form of pacience