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impartation

American  
[im-pahr-tay-shuhn] / ɪmˌpɑrˈteɪ ʃən /
Sometimes impartment

noun

  1. the state or process of having been told, given, or granted something.

    The extra appointment time allows the physician to streamline the impartation of information.

    I am convinced that I received a supernatural impartation that night.


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Etymology

Origin of impartation

impart ( def. ) + -ation


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All Being, from the lowest creature up to the loftiest created spirit, exists by one law, the continual impartation to it of life from the fountain of life, according to its capacities.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren

The inadequacy of any one incarnation is here proclaimed, and the idea of constant communication with and impartation of himself to humanity through repeated descents is here inculcated.

From India, Its Life and Thought by John P. (John Peter) Jones

Had it come at last, this hour of wisdom, this impartation of a higher light, this sudden softening and sweetening of a nature whose harsh earthiness had been to her a cause of unspeakable distress?

From Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson

So we see that the three distinctly Divine works of creation, the impartation of life, and prophecy are ascribed to the Holy Spirit.

From The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey

There is one thing that is essential, and one alone—the impartation of the life of Christ.

From Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries by Mabel Williamson

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