SEMBLANCE

likeness, semblance

(noun) picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

semblance, gloss, color, colour

(noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; “he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”; “he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction”; “the situation soon took on a different color”

illusion, semblance

(noun) an erroneous mental representation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

semblance (countable and uncountable, plural semblances)

likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.

the way something looks; appearance; form

Synonyms

• (likeness): veneer

Source: Wiktionary


Sem"blance, n. Etym: [F. See Semblable, a.]

1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. Fairfax.

2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue. Only semblances or imitations of shells. Woodward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONSECRATION

(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”


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