different between damnation vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnacioun, from Old French dampnacion, from Latin damnatio.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

damnation (countable and uncountable, plural damnations)

1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
2. (religion) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.

Synonyms

• (euphemistic): tarnation

Antonyms

• (in religion): salvation

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin damn?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?.na.sj??/

Noun

damnation f (plural damnations)

1. damnation

Related terms

• damner

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

Translations