Condolence vs Obituary - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between condolence and obituary

is that condolence is comfort, support or sympathy while obituary is a brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.

(uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy

There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.

(countable, usually plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died

I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

* book of condolence

(wikipedia obituary)

(obituaries)

A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.

A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.

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