What's the difference between discernment and revelation?

Discernment


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of discerning.
  • (n.) The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, no evidence could be discerned to support its validity as a measure of a patient's treatment outcome.
  • (2) Of 55 new open reading frames analysed by gene disruption, three are essential genes; of 42 non-essential genes that were tested, 14 show some discernible effect on phenotype and the remaining 28 have no overt function.
  • (3) This was apparent by standard flux techniques only in low (65 mM) Na solutions, but was readily discernible in normal Na (125 mM) with the "lanthanum-residual" technique.
  • (4) By this method two types of granules have been discerned according to their different contrasts.
  • (5) Several stages in its histogenesis may be discerned: I. focal necroses of hepatic cells associated with their invasion with lister Listeria; 2. appearance of cellular elements around the foci of necroses with subsequent formation of granulemas consisting mainly of leucocytes and lymphoid cells; 3. development of necrobiotic changes in the central areas of granulemas with concomitance of exudative processes; 4. organization of necrotic foci with subsequent scarring.
  • (6) Significant increment in lipid peroxidation was discernible in brain, liver and muscle.
  • (7) While there's no discernible forró influence in the dreamy 80s indie-guitar music of Fortaleza's Cidadão Instigado, they do take influence from popular local style brega, a 1970s and 80s Brazilian romantic pop music.
  • (8) Furthermore, individual AgNOR dots were much more readily discerned in cell imprints than in sections, and this appears to be the method of choice if pathologists wish to at least approach absolute rather than relative AgNOR counts.
  • (9) In order to assess the sensitivity of these techniques, and to discern minimal criteria for their conduct, a survey of 113 human lymphocyte cytogenetic surveillance studies conducted between 1965 and 1984 has been undertaken.
  • (10) Changes in the secretory process were discernible as of day 1 in all three tumors, with a dramatic reduction of exocytosis and intracellular accumulation of PRL-immunoreactive granules.
  • (11) The advent of cyclosporine A provides the dermatologist with a new therapeutic strategem in the management of psoriasis, although the long-term safety of such interventional therapy remains to be discerned.
  • (12) Histologically, no discernible changes in the hair cells or sensory hairs were found with a scanning electron microscope at about 6 hours after 10 krad irradiation, while with a transmission electron microscope, the outer hair cells in the basal coil of the cochlea were found to be mostly destroyed.
  • (13) However, by phase microscopy, no changes are discernible within the first 12-18 h. Since the primary NGF receptor appears to be a membrane receptor, it seemed likely that some of the initial responses to the factor may be surface related.
  • (14) Whereas no discernible differences on survival were documented on a long-term basis, when patient who ultimately recurred in each group were compared, a substantial and statistically significant prolongation of the free-of-disease interval from surgery to recurrence and of survival from recurrence to death are revealed.
  • (15) The results suggest that TGF-beta 1 has powerful anti-inflammatory effects, mimicking in some respects the beneficial effects of immunosuppressive drugs in these experimental models of autoimmune disease, but without discernable adverse effects.
  • (16) Temporal differences in the expression of sugar-binding proteins and different patterns of staining of the component cell types of human placenta were discerned, especially pronounced for alpha-fucoside-specific binding in the trophoblast and alpha-glucoside-specific binding in fetal and maternal macrophages.
  • (17) They’re all basically the same, but the tiny, barely discernible differences between them consume vast amounts of energy and generate heartache for everyone involved.
  • (18) Judged radiographically, partial obliteration (pulp chamber not discernible, root canal markedly narrowed but clearly visible) had occurred in 44 teeth (36%).
  • (19) Starch ingestion had no discernible effect on postprandial lipemia.
  • (20) We conclude that long-term prophylaxis with TMP-SMZ does not produce discernable hematologic, renal, or hepatic toxicity in renal transplant recipients nor does it augment nephrotoxicity with cyclosporine or increase the risk of rejection.

Revelation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.
  • (n.) That which is revealed.
  • (n.) The act of revealing divine truth.
  • (n.) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.
  • (n.) Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Obama conceded that the revelations had caused trust in the US to plunge around the world.
  • (2) The revelations did not alter the huge body of evidence from a variety of scientific fields that supports the conclusion that modern climate change is caused largely by human activity, Ward said.
  • (3) And you’re doing it three weeks after the initial revelations, and only when your position is obviously under threat and with a no confidence motion in your position as Speaker looming.
  • (4) Gilmore added that the revelations couldcompromise Irish attempts to win further debt relief from the European Union.
  • (5) Hopefully the revelations here help those inside and outside the party to clear the air and decide their own next move.
  • (6) It was intended, however, as a response to more radical reforms proposed by congressman Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan, and is likely to have relatively limited impact on the NSA's ability to collect data on US citizens through incidental means, the so-called backdoor provisions , which was seen as a bigger threat as Snowden's revelations continued.
  • (7) • The Spanish government has warned the US that revelations of widespread spying by the National Security Agency could, if confirmed, “ lead to a breakdown in the traditional trust ” between the two countries.
  • (8) However, in a demonstration of the intense secrecy surrounding NSA surveillance even after Edward Snowden's revelations, the senators claimed they could not publicly identify the allegedly misleading section or sections of a factsheet without compromising classified information.
  • (9) Nike's latest CSR report is a revelation for the amount of information they give."
  • (10) Sir Martin Sorrell , the chief executive of WPP, has said businesses continue to underestimate the importance the Edward Snowden's NSA electronic surveillance revelations have had on consumer attitudes to privacy and security.
  • (11) The revelation of the increase comes after the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and a host of senior doctors warned Theresa May in a letter that hospitals are “paralysed by spiralling demand” and the NHS “will fail” without an emergency cash injection.
  • (12) Snowden’s revelations have again framed the debate over the balance between our privacy rights and our need for security.
  • (13) Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott said on Twitter that he will write to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt demanding that he block News Corp's bid to take full control of pay-TV company BSkyB following the revelations about Dowler.
  • (14) The fact that Fraser suggested Pinter write one of the pivotal scenes, in which Emma challenges Jerry to leave his wife, was a revelation, he says.
  • (15) What did us in here, what worked against us was this shocking revelation,” Clapper said .
  • (16) Couple this with the revelation that degrees might not even be worth the investment, and the sense of betrayal from those who have already graduated risks spilling over.
  • (17) Policy change after Snowden leaks EFF also found that the Snowden revelations about government surveillance of data have prompted technology companies to increase their protection of user data.
  • (18) If the president and Congress would simply obey the fourth amendment, this new shocking revelation that the government is now spying on citizens' phone data en masse would never have happened.
  • (19) A spokeswoman for the Guardian said the revelation of the US-UK correspondence on the destruction was disappointing.
  • (20) Updated at 8.30pm GMT 8.18pm GMT Clapper says NSA has spent thousands of man-hours cleaning up after the Snowden revelations , which he calls "a major distraction."