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
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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.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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The only real limit to His bestowal is His own fulness.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Alexander Maclaren 1868
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Royal watchers called the bestowal of the title duke of Cambridge a personal mark of esteem from the queen.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Royal watchers called the bestowal of the title Duke of Cambridge a personal mark of esteem from the queen.
Thestar.com - Home Page Raphael G. Satter 2011
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Royal watchers called the bestowal of the title Duke of Cambridge a personal mark of esteem from the queen.
The Seattle Times 2011
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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.
Pope John Paul II 2009
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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.
Letter: On Liu Xiaobo and the Nobel Peace Prize washingtonpost.com 2010
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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.
Megan Smolenyak: Michelle Obama's Ancestors: The Great Migration Megan Smolenyak 2012
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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.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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