Definition of Benefaction. Meaning of Benefaction. Synonyms of Benefaction

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Definition of Benefaction

Benefaction
Benefaction Ben`e*fac"tion, n. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.] 1. The act of conferring a benefit. --Johnson. 2. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation. Syn: Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.

Meaning of Benefaction from wikipedia

- Look up benefactor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A benefactor (from Latin bene 'good', and factor 'maker') is a person who gives some form of help...
- The benefactive case (abbreviated BEN, or sometimes B when it is a core argument) is a grammatical case used where English would use "for", "for the benefit...
- Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the...
- Mineral processing is the process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores in the field of extractive metallurgy. Depending on the...
- Merit has its origin in April 1927, when the Order of Instruction and Benefaction (Original Portuguese: Ordem da Instrução e da Benemerência) was created...
- The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the world's...
- Agnes Smith Lewis (1843–1926) and Margaret Dunlop Gibson (1843–1920), nées Smith (sometimes referred to as the Westminster Sisters), were English Semitic...
- liburu-ren Comitative (with) liburu-a-rekin liburu-e-kin liburu-rekin Benefactive (for) liburu-a-rentzat liburu-e-ntzat liburu-rentzat Causal (because...
- then-husband received honorary degrees from the University of Cambridge. Their benefaction of $210 million in 2000 set up the Gates Cambridge Trust, which funds...
- William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, TD, PC, DL (28 December 1857 – 26 April 1943), known as William...