Discernment Definition & Meaning
discernment
- noun
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
- delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
- perception of that which is obscure
- the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
- the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
"Discernment" in song lyrics
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"spiritual discernment"
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"sharpen your discernment"
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"i'm a very keen obsrver person and good in discernment"
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- What does discernment mean?
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" perception of that which is obscure the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
- What part of speech is discernment?
- Discernment is a noun.
- How many definitions does discernment have?
- Discernment has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).