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Meaning of "benefaction" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BENEFACTION

From Late Latin benefactiō, from Latin bene well + facere to do.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BENEFACTION

benefaction  [ˌbɛnɪˈfækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENEFACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Benefaction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BENEFACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Benefactor (law)

A benefactor is a person who gives some form of help to benefit a person, group or organization, often gifting a monetary contribution in the form of an endowment to help a cause. Benefactors are humanitarian leaders and charitable patrons providing assistance in many forms, such as an alumnus from a university giving back to a college or an individual providing assistance to others. The word benefactor comes from Latin bene and factor.

Definition of benefaction in the English dictionary

The definition of benefaction in the dictionary is the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity. Other definition of benefaction is the donation or help given.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENEFACTION


arefaction
ˌærɪˈfækʃən
assuefaction
ˌæswɪˈfækʃən
calefaction
ˌkælɪˈfækʃən
dissatisfaction
dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
faction
ˈfækʃən
liquefaction
ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən
madefaction
ˌmædɪˈfækʃən
olfaction
ɒlˈfækʃən
petrifaction
ˌpɛtrɪˈfækʃən
putrefaction
ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃən
rarefaction
ˌrɛərɪˈfækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
self-satisfaction
ˌselfsætɪsˈfækʃən
stupefaction
ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən
tabefaction
ˌtæbɪˈfækʃən
tepefaction
ˌtɛpɪˈfækʃən
torrefaction
ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən
tumefaction
ˌtjuːmɪˈfækʃən
unsatisfaction
ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækʃən
vivification
ˌvɪvɪˈfækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENEFACTION

benefact
benefactor
benefactory
benefactress
benefic
benefice
beneficence
beneficent
beneficential
beneficently
beneficial
beneficial owner
beneficially
beneficialness
beneficiaries
beneficiary
beneficiate
beneficiation
benefit
benefit association

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENEFACTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of benefaction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BENEFACTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «benefaction» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of benefaction

Translation of «benefaction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENEFACTION

Find out the translation of benefaction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of benefaction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «benefaction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恩惠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

benefaction
570 millions of speakers

English

benefaction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धर्मदान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإحسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благодеяние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

beneficiamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিতসাধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bienfait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebaikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wohltat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

善行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mupangat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc thiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உபகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nimet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

beneficenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobrodziejstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

благодіяння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

binecuvântare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευεργεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weldaad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välgörenhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velgjerning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of benefaction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENEFACTION»

The term «benefaction» is regularly used and occupies the 86.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BENEFACTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «benefaction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «benefaction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about benefaction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENEFACTION»

Discover the use of benefaction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to benefaction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Remembered for Good: A Jewish Benefaction System in Ancient ...
This is the first monograph devoted to the system of community benefaction practised by Jews in Palestine from the second century BCE to the sixth century CE. Principal is the evidence from synagogue inscriptions erected to patrons and ...
Susan Sorek, 2010
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Benefactives and Malefactives: Typological Perspectives and ...
He draws upon two basic notions, i.e. reception and benefaction, to account for these two benefactive types. Reception refers to “[the] result of an event [in which] a (concrete) entity enters a recipient's sphere of control or domain of possession”  ...
Fernando Zúñiga, Seppo Kittilä, 2010
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The Christian remembrancer; or, The Churchman's Biblical, ...
i. d. To 4fii clergymen's widow*, at 102. pach ., 4650 0 9 To 17 clergymen's widows at 5/. each, being the benefaction of the Rev. Or. James Kilmer, and an augmentation of .">/. each 170 0 0 To 1 ditto, at 5/. being the. benefaction of Edmond ...
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An historical and topographical description of Chelsea, and ...
interspersed with biographical anecdotes of illustrious and eminent persons who have resided in Chelsea during the three preceding centuries Thomas Faulkner. Coal Trade, extent of, in Chelsea, ii. 172, 173. Coggs, Sarah, her Benefaction, ii.
Thomas Faulkner, 1829
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The Cambridge Companion to Socrates
repaid will both owe him something and be the receiver [rather than the agent] of benefaction. Magnanimous men seem to remember the benefits they confer, but not the ones they receive, since the one who receives a benefit is subordinate to  ...
Donald R. Morrison, 2011
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Jesus, Patrons, and Benefactors: Roman Palestine and the ...
the people.67 In short, according to Joubert, benefaction is a group-oriented, non -exploitative relationship which did not perpetuate status differentials. Patronage, on the other hand, was primarily an individual-focused, exploitative relationship ...
Jonathan Marshall, 2009
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Reconceptualising Conversion: Patronage, Loyalty, and ...
3.0 Introduction Were it only on the basis of literary sources, such as Aristotle, Seneca, or Philo, that we were able to reconstruct ancient patronage and benefaction, one might fairly question whether and to what extent an elite literary ideal ...
Zeba A. Crook, 2004
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List of the Patrons of the anniversary of the charity-schools
The Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, their annual Benefaction of Fifty Pounds. ***1783. The Corporation of the City of London gave a Benefaction of Fifty Pounds. ***1785. The said Corporation gave a second Benefaction of FIVE ...
Patrons of the anniversary of the charity schools, 1827
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The Christian Remembrancer
... first appointed in , and since renewed at different ' the land in Philadelphia, pur- I Mr. Upcher's benefaction, and cl Waring, esq. the only surviving original trustee, being desirous, from his a<iranced age, to retire from the trust, two deeds have ...
William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley, 1821
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Politics of Practical Reasoning: Integrating Action, ...
He or she is pained by the benefaction; nourishes malevolence toward his or her benefactor; runs down the benefactor and the benefaction; in the worst case he or she does not stop short of actually harming the benefactor. Ceteris paribus, the  ...
Ricca Edmondson, Karlheinz Hülser, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENEFACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term benefaction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Upgraded Møller Centre opens for business with leadership …
... Møller whose vision and benefaction created the Møller Centre," said Gillian Secrett, CEO of the venue, which is based at Churchill College. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
2
Oxford World's Classics Reading Group Season 3: Great Expectations
When a mysterious benefaction takes Young Pip from the Kent marshes to London, his prospects of advancement improve greatly. Yet Pip finds ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
3
Town rats use humans to hitch a ride into a diversegene pool and …
The forest rats, on the other hand, are well adapted to surviving without any human benefaction. Using genetic tools, the authors compared ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jun 15»
4
Backtracking: The Early Years: Oneonta welcomed 'Klipnockie Boys …
... the city's most recent and most generous benefaction which all admired greatly, the Wilber and Neahwa parks, the Fox hospital, the extensive ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
5
Historic procession begins with a glass of bubbly
Beforehand they enjoyed peaches, strawberries and Champagne, a traditional benefaction from Nathaniel, Lord Crewe (1633-1721), former ... «The Oxford Times, Jun 15»
6
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Discusses …
... Australia's NSL Consolidated Ltd) for benefaction of low-grade iron ore from reserves in Kurnool and Kadapa districts," a government release ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
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Acharya urges IRCSN to uphold its principles
... the grant-in-aid from Rs. 18,00000 to Rs. 25, 00,000 and was optimistic that the society would continue to have the benefaction in the years to ... «Nagaland Post, Jun 15»
8
University of Cambridge is set to hire a 'Professor of Lego'
The benefaction of 1.5£ million from the Lego Foundation was accepted with gratitude, payable over three years, of which both the capital and ... «Blasting News, Jun 15»
9
QC launches new donation service on its website
The Steps of Benefaction Application (Walk and Donate) is a smartphone app that combines charity work and physical fitness. Each step while ... «Peninsula On-line, Jun 15»
10
King receives well-wishers
MANAMA: His Majesty King Hamad stressed the importance of Ramadan in disseminating a culture of love, tolerance, peace and benefaction. «Gulf Daily News, Jun 15»

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