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deluge vs Noah's flood

Noah's flood vs deluge

deluge and Noah's flood both are nouns.

deluge is a verb but Noah's flood is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deluge Yes No Yes No
Noah's flood Yes No No No
As nouns, Noah's flood is a hyponym of deluge; that is, Noah's flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deluge:
  • deluge: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
  • Noah's flood: (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
deluge (noun) Noah's flood (noun)
a heavy rain (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
an overwhelming number or amount
deluge (verb) Noah's flood (verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water
charge someone with too many tasks
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Difference between deluge and Noah's flood

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