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> I always used to mis-use Jealousy, when I meant Envy. you mean Envy. The lord God is a Jealous God. He's not envious. Wait, my dictionary (the Apple dictiona
by JadeNB 8y ago
> I always used to mis-use Jealousy, when I meant Envy. you mean Envy. The lord God is a Jealous God. He's not envious.
Wait, my dictionary (the Apple dictionary) defines "jealousy, adj. 1. Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages." What's the difference?
- mmt 8y agoThe difference is exclusivity or deservedness (with jealousy being a superset of envy). A combination of exclusivity and deservedness could be jealousy regarding a "cheating" partner in a monogamous relationship. To describe that as merely envy would be confusing, at best.