bestowment
- a word derived from bestow.
Example Sentences
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This transcendent pledge of love is the guarantee for the bestowment of every other needed blessing.
From The Words of Jesus by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)
‘Holy in Christ:’ our holiness is a Divine bestowment, held for us, communicated to us, working mightily in us because we are in Him.
From Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy by Murray, Andrew
This gift is alike creditable to the venerable men of your Association in its bestowment and to the State of Oregon in its acceptance.
From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies
The honor of thy great name is concerned—it unites with our necessities in requiting the bestowment of the mercies which we ask.
From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew
It will be easy to devote the accessories, when the principal bestowment has been rendered.
From The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866 by King, Knowles
