benevolence, benefaction
(noun) an act intending or showing kindness and good will
benefaction
(noun) a contribution of money or assistance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
benefaction (countable and uncountable, plural benefactions)
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
An act of charity; almsgiving.
Source: Wiktionary
Ben`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.]
1. The act of conferring a benefit. Johnson.
2. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.
Syn.
– Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
