benefaction

[US]/ˌbenɪ'fækʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌbɛnɪ'fækʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.benevolent action, act of kindness;gift, donation

Phrases & Collocations

act of benefaction

Example Sentences

solicit benefactions for earthquake victims

11 Kind deeds on objective condition beget Darshan and Benefaction, while they are useful in transmigration, but they are useless in helping people into Nirvana.

The wealthy businessman made a generous benefaction to the local hospital.

She received a benefaction from an anonymous donor to fund her education.

The museum was able to expand its collection thanks to a significant benefaction.

The university established a scholarship fund through a generous benefaction.

The community center was built with the help of various benefactions from local businesses.

The artist's work was made possible by the benefaction of a supportive patron.

The library renovation project was completed with the support of a generous benefaction.

The orphanage relies on regular benefactions to provide for the children's needs.

The church was able to repair its roof thanks to a kind benefaction from a local family.

The charity organization received a significant benefaction to help with their humanitarian efforts.

Real-world Examples

And Homais retired, declaring that he could not understand this obstinacy, this blindness in refusing the benefactions of science.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

She goes on her way to heaven attended by a train of benefactions.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

This magnificent benefaction from the Man of the Waters to the poor Indian from Ceylon was accepted by the latter with trembling hands.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

And I, to whom this power of benefaction is such a new thing, sign the cheque with a hand trembling, so glad and proud I am.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

Or a benefactor's veto might impose such a negation on a man's life that the consequent blank might be more cruel than the benefaction was generous.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Three)

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now