Definition of Discernment

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Discernment

The act of discerning.

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.

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Discernment Quotations

Her great merit is finding out mine - there is nothing so amiable as discernment.
Lord Byron

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
Chanakya

Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.
Corrie Ten Boom

Her great merit is finding out mine; there is nothing so amiable as discernment.
George Byron

When a person goes into a relationship emotionally needy, they are not going to have discernment in choosing people.
Jennifer O'Neill

Discernment Translations

discernment in French is intelligence
discernment in German is Einsicht
discernment in Spanish is discernimiento, entendimiento

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