"sustentation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sustentations [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|sustentacion}} Old French sustentacion, {{uder|en|la|sustentātio}} Latin sustentātio, {{cog|it|sostentazione}} Italian sostentazione, {{cog|oc|sustentacion}} Occitan sustentacion, {{cog|pt|sustentação}} Portuguese sustentação, {{cog|es|sustentación}} Spanish sustentación, {{doublet|en|sustentatio}} Doublet of sustentatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sustentation (countable and uncountable, plural sustentations)
  1. The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sustentation-en-noun-w3Xq1BuS
  2. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sustentation-en-noun-ingHzP~5
  3. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-sustentation-en-noun-BlTrt~Ia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 6 75 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 13 66 Topics: Christianity

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