The difference between Purpose and Resolution

When used as nouns, purpose means an object to be reached, whereas resolution means a strong will, determination.

Purpose is also verb with the meaning: to have set as one's purpose.

check bellow for the other definitions of Purpose and Resolution

  1. Purpose as a noun:

    An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal. "purpose".

  2. Purpose as a noun:

    A result that is desired; an intention.

  3. Purpose as a noun:

    The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.

  4. Purpose as a noun:

    The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  5. Purpose as a noun:

    The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.

    Examples:

    "The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy."

  6. Purpose as a noun (obsolete):

    Instance; example.

  1. Purpose as a verb (intransitive):

    To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

  2. Purpose as a verb (transitive, passive):

    To design for some purpose.

  3. Purpose as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To discourse.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

  1. Resolution as a noun:

    A strong will, determination.

  2. Resolution as a noun:

    The state of being resolute.

    Examples:

    "His stalwart [[resolution]] is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish."

  3. Resolution as a noun:

    A statement of intent, a vow

    Examples:

    "By February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten. My [[resolution]] is to cut back on the fast food this year."

  4. Resolution as a noun:

    The act of discerning detail.

  5. Resolution as a noun (computing, photography):

    The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).

    Examples:

    "Printing at higher [[resolution]] will cause a reduction in performance."

  6. Resolution as a noun (computing):

    The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.

    Examples:

    "This monitor's maximum [[resolution]] is 1600 × 1200."

  7. Resolution as a noun (computing):

    The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.

    Examples:

    "name resolution"

  8. Resolution as a noun (math):

    The act or process of solving; solution.

    Examples:

    "the resolution of an equation"

  9. Resolution as a noun:

    A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

    Examples:

    "The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority."

  10. Resolution as a noun (sciences):

    The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).

  11. Resolution as a noun (sciences):

    The degree of fineness of such a separation.

  12. Resolution as a noun (music):

    Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.

  13. Resolution as a noun (literature):

    The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.

  14. Resolution as a noun (medicine):

    In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.

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