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Definition of Benefaction
1. Noun. A contribution of money or assistance.
2. Noun. An act intending or showing kindness and good will.
Generic synonyms: Benignity, Kindness
Derivative terms: Benefact, Benevolent
Definition of Benefaction
1. n. The act of conferring a benefit.
Definition of Benefaction
1. Noun. An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing. ¹
2. Noun. An act of charity; almsgiving. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Benefaction
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benefaction
Literary usage of Benefaction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia by Georgia General Assembly (1904)
"Receiv'd by the hands of M' Th. Tower the Sum of forty two Pounds the benefaction
of an Unknown Person to be applied to the Purposes of the Charter Resolved ..."
2. English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1818)
"To turn. BENEATH, v. Under. benefaction, DONATION. DONATION, from dono to give
or present, signifies the sum presented. benefaction, from the Latin ..."
3. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"( ) benefaction (Lat. lene/acere, to benefit) and DONATION (Lat. donare, to give)
both express the act of giving or the thing given for some liberal or ..."
4. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1807)
"But wanting endowment, it was enriched by the benefaction of lOOO/; The benevolent
person is unknown, though suspected to be a lady, who, going out of town, ..."
5. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"Refuses to attend fifty-fifth reunion of his class. — Statue to him proposed.
— Ezra Cornell's benefaction. — American Asiatic Society. ..."
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