Talent vs Prestige - What's the difference?
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(label) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
* 1611 , Authorized Version, (w) XXV 14-15:
(label) A desire or inclination for something.
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A marked natural ability or skill.
(label) The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
* 2011 , Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life! (page 179)
(obsolete) Delusion; illusion; trick.
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The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
In obsolete terms the difference between talent and prestige
is that talent is a desire or inclination for something while prestige is delusion; illusion; trick.As nouns the difference between talent and prestige
is that talent is a unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East while prestige is delusion; illusion; trick.talent
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(wikipedia talent)Noun
(en noun)- For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents , to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- But my hede said sir Palomydes I wille not ryde these thre dayes // therfor I pray you syr Dynadan abyde and ryde with vs / Feythfully said Dynadan I wylle not abyde for I haue suche a talent to see sir Tristram that I may not abyde longe from hym
- I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.
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(-)- The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture.
- Oxford has a university of very high prestige .