Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Bestowment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of bestowing; disposal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the act of
bestowing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gift that is bestowed or conferred
- noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their bestowal was a mere formality, and Yoritomo resigned them in a few days, preferring to be nominated so-tsuihoshi.
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The only real limit to His bestowal is His own fulness.
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Royal watchers called the bestowal of the title duke of Cambridge a personal mark of esteem from the queen.
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Royal watchers called the bestowal of the title Duke of Cambridge a personal mark of esteem from the queen.
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Royal watchers called the bestowal of the title Duke of Cambridge a personal mark of esteem from the queen.
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Good is love, which is bestowal which is pure altruism.
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Such a "looking beyond" is natural for Catholic faith, which perceives the Son of God in Jesus of Nazareth, and the bestowal of grace in the visible signs we call sacraments.
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The decision of the Nobel Committee to award this year's prize to Liu Xiaobo is in full conformity with the principles of the prize and the criteria for its bestowal.
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Commenting about the recent bestowal of Presidential Medals of Freedom on renowned singer Marian Anderson and Dr. Ralph Bunche, noted diplomat and first African American winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, columnist Al Duckett offered advice to help Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, who had just delivered his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech the previous August, avoid being overlooked in the future.
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Hamster would have been able to do this, but instead poured his ability points (for lack of a better word) into a better power bestowal.
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