ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUNIFICENT
Back formation from Latin mūnificentia liberality, from mūnificus, from mūnus gift + facere to make.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNIFICENT»
Discover the use of
munificent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
munificent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Two Faces of Globalization:
Munificent and Malevolent
Neither overly technical nor highly model-oriented, this accessible book will be of great interest to scholars, students and other readers interested in a broad and balanced view of globalization.
2
Dear
Munificent Friends: Henry James's Letters to Four Women
Previously unpublished letters that shed light on the personal side of Henry James, and on the times in which he lived and wrote
Henry James, Susan E. Gunter, 1999
3
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
whether of khattiyas, brahmins, householders, or ascetics—[81] confidently and
composed: the one without faith who is miserly, mean, and abusive, or the one
endowed with faith, a munificent giver who delights in charity?” “How, Bhante ...
4
Handbook of Research on Strategy Process
Moreover, as alliances can be conceived as means to ensure resource access
and obtain a more munificent environment (cf., Hirsch, 1975), environmental
munificence is also likely to influence decision process characteristics and
outcomes.
Pietro Mazzola, Franz W. Kellermanns, 2010
But the tales from the Turf mean more than they think, and more than even Mullins is prepared to admit.
6
The Home and Foreign Missionary Record for the Church of ...
At Greenock the chair was filled by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, — a member of the
Church of England, but a very early munificent subscriber to your Scheme, who
cgntinues to take the liveliest interest in its success. To those who had the ...
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A selection of English synonyms
Munificent' resembles ' beneficent,' in referring always to favours on a large scale,
and conferred by superiors ; but there is this important difference, that ' beneficent
' always implies some real and essential good done, while ' munificent' (as its ...
Elizabeth Jane Whately, Richard Whately, 1852
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Building Methodological Bridges
For example, a specific industry may belong or not belong to the set of munificent
industries. If this industry has full membership in the set (membership1⁄4 1), the
statement that the industry belongs to the set of munificent industries is true, else
...
Donald D. Bergh, David J. Ketchen, 2011
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
licentious. openhanded generosity and miserly penny-pinching— Newsweek)
Munificent stresses splendid or princely liberality <a
munificent endowment) <
Caesar had been most
munificent to his soldiers. He had doubled their ordinary
pay.
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
10
Economic Engagements with Art
We should not be surprised by the presence of a real spur to these expenditures:
"The munificent cannot refuse or avoid the occasions of doing great things, and
when the occasion arrives, has to seek to perform them to the maximum for the ...
Neil De Marchi, Craufurd D. W. Goodwin, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNIFICENT»
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munificent is used in the context of the following news items.
Indian Metereologists Can't Figure Why Monsoon Is Defying El Nino
All of this is good news for Indian agriculture, that benefited from unexpectedly-munificent June rains that replenished India's dams and ... «Huffington Post India, Jul 15»
Our Leader Left. Who's Left to Lead?
Leadership may have mattered less in a more munificent, less competitive, slower-to-change environment, but that no longer describes the ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
Rude awakening as Zanu PF fails to rig economy
At its peak food production in what was then called the bread basket of Southern Africa was so munificent that the nation could afford to offload onto the ... «The Zimbabwe Daily, Jul 15»
Operalia, Royal Opera House, review: 'an unfair test'
Cash prizes are substantial, and Rolex is the chief munificent sponsor for what must be an expensive business. • Proms 2015:10 things not to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
'The Global Minotaur', by Yanis Varoufakis
Lethargic growth rates are blamed not on inflexible labour or munificent benefits payments but on “the way most of Europe was falling under the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
The hands that create the gods have little to count as blessings
... a few feet away you notice Goddess Lakshmi being recreated in all her munificent magnificence under a chisel. Artists of Shivarapatna, a tiny ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
'They want more than we did' – how the Tories made age our …
... paid: it is sobering to think that the hourly minimum wage for an under-19 apprentice is about to increase from £2.73 to a munificent £3.30. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
The forgotten nuclear deal
... the U.S., including an increasingly one-sided defense relationship and munificent U.S. aid implicitly subsidizing the Pakistani military's export ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
Why Congress doesn't give Manmohan the credit he deserves
Behind this belief is probably the calculation that the largesse will be seen as the bounty of the munificent dynasty which presides over the ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
Ike Turner: Why I Beat Tina
In any event, the munificent description was apt. Visitors were allowed past the studio's 3-inch thick front doors and through a passageway lined ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
