oblivion vs recollection

oblivion

noun
  • A form of purgatory. 

  • The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland. 

  • The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. 

verb
  • To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly. 

recollection

noun
  • The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. 

  • The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory. 

  • That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence. 

  • A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short. 

  • Process of collecting again. 

  • The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance. 

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