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sustentation

Sustentation (noun) means the act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.

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The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.

The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.

The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.

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Etymology

First attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, from sustentō; compare the Italian sostentazione, the Occitan sustentacion, the Portuguese sustentação, and the Spanish sustentación. Doublet of sustentatio.

Rhymes for sustentation

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What is the meaning of sustentation?

"sustentation" (noun) means the act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.

What are the different meanings of sustentation?

"sustentation" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention; 2. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth; 3. The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.