sustentation

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Synonyms: ostentation, sustentative, sustention, suspensation

Antonyms: ostentation, sustentative, sustention, suspensation

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Noun

1. The act or the result of [[sustain]]ing; [[sustainment]]; [[sustention]].
2. The [[aggregate]] of the [[function#Noun|functions]] by which a [[living#Adjective|living]] [[organism]] is [[maintain]]ed in a [[normal#Adjective|normal]] [[condition#Noun|condition]] of [[weight#Noun|weight]] and [[growth]].
3. {{lb|en|Christianity}} 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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