conferment

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But Athanasius apprehended this redemption as a conferment, from without and from above, of a divine nature.

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  1. The act of conferring, as a university degree or a church living. A kind of ecclesiastical communist, cherishing his connection for the chance it gives him of holding his hand on the spigot of churchly conferment. New Princeton Rev., I. 40.

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  • Today, as we commemorate the confluence of the nineteenth anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the International Human Rights Day, and the Himalayan Festival, the Kashag extends its warm regards and greetings to the Tibetans in and outside Tibet, as well as to all the peace-loving people of the world. —  Phayul Latest News
  • As we commemorate today the nineteenth anniversary of the conferment of this peace prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration, on behalf of the Tibetans in and outside Tibet, makes obeisance to His Holiness and prays that he may live long for the benefit of humanity in general and the suffering people of Tibet in particular. —  Phayul Latest News
  • Congratulations on your recent conferment with the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR) award by President Umar Yar'Adua. —  Welcome to the Frontpage
  • Tan received with humility and pride the conferment upon him as Doctor of Humanities -
  • President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment of 133 Padma awards, among them 30 —  India eNews
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