The difference between Legion and Mass

When used as nouns, legion means the major unit or division of the roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops, whereas mass means a quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.

When used as verbs, legion means to form into legions, whereas mass means to form or collect into a mass.

When used as adjectives, legion means numerous, whereas mass means involving a mass of things.

check bellow for the other definitions of Legion and Mass

  1. Legion as an adjective:

    Numerous; vast; very great in number

    Examples:

    "Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion."

    "synonyms: multitudinous numerous"

  1. Legion as a noun (military, Ancient Rome):

    The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

  2. Legion as a noun (military, obsolete):

    a combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery

  3. Legion as a noun (military):

    A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia.

  4. Legion as a noun (often '''Legion''' or '''the Legion'''):

    A national organization or association of former servicemen, such as the .

  5. Legion as a noun:

    A large number of people; a multitude.

  6. Legion as a noun (often plural):

    A great number.

  7. Legion as a noun (dated, taxonomy):

    A group of orders inferior to a class; in scientific classification, a term occasionally used to express an assemblage of objects intermediate between an order and a class.

  1. Legion as a verb (transitive):

    To form into legions.

  1. Mass as a noun (physical):

    Matter, material. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size Precious metal, especially gold or silver. The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement. A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass. A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor. Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.

  2. Mass as a noun:

    A large quantity; a sum.

  3. Mass as a noun (quantity):

    Large in number. Bulk; magnitude; body; size. The principal part; the main body. A large body of individuals, especially persons. The lower classes of persons.

    Examples:

    "The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field."

    "A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk."

    "The masses are revolting."

  1. Mass as a verb (transitive):

    To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

  2. Mass as a verb (intransitive):

    To have a certain mass.

    Examples:

    "I mass 70 kilograms"

  1. Mass as an adjective:

    Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.

    Examples:

    "There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past."

  2. Mass as an adjective:

    Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

    Examples:

    "Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse."

  1. Mass as a noun (Christianity):

    The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

  2. Mass as a noun (Christianity):

    Celebration of the Eucharist.

  3. Mass as a noun (Christianity, usually as ''the [[Mass]]''):

    The sacrament of the Eucharist.

  4. Mass as a noun:

    A musical setting of parts of the mass.

  1. Mass as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To celebrate mass.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hooker"

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