different between understanding vs mastery
understanding
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nd??stand??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??stænd??/
- Rhymes: -ænd??
- Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing
Noun
understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")
- (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
- (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
- (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.
- (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
- An informal contract; mutual agreement.
- A reconciliation of differences.
- An informal contract; mutual agreement.
- (uncountable) Sympathy.
Derived terms
- peace that passeth understanding
Translations
See also
- intellection
Adjective
understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)
- Showing compassion.
- (dated) Knowing; skilful.
Translations
Verb
understanding
- present participle of understand
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mastery
English
Etymology
From Old French maistrie.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mæst??i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??st(?)?i/
Noun
mastery (usually uncountable, plural masteries)
- The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- c. 1610, Sir Walter Raleigh, The Misery of Invasive War
- If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops.
- c. 1610, Sir Walter Raleigh, The Misery of Invasive War
- Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
- The voice of them that shout for mastery.
- Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.
- 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
- O, but to ha' gulled him / Had been a mastery.
- (obsolete) Contest for superiority.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A masterly operation; a feat.
- I wol doon a maistrie 'er I go.
- (obsolete) The philosopher's stone.
- The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- He […] could attain to a mastery in all languages.
- The learning and mastery of a tongue, being unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other difficulties.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
Related terms
- master
Translations
Anagrams
- streamy
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