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Foundation :: Foundation (n.) A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment..

Disestablishment :: Disestablishment (n.) The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament..

Endowment :: Endowment (n.) That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college..

Ungifted :: Ungifted (a.) Being without gifts, especially native gifts or endowments..

Chantry :: Chantry (n.) An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder..

Self-conceit :: Self-conceit (n.) Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.

Heir :: Heir (n.) One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues..

Disendowment :: Disendowment (n.) The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.

Grace :: Grace (n.) Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.

Indowment :: Indowment (n.) See Endowment.

Disendow :: Disendow (v. t.) To deprive of an endowment, as a church..

Dowry :: Dowry (n.) A gift; endowment.

Gift :: Gift (v. t.) Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking..

Patrimony :: Patrimony (n.) Formerly, a church estate or endowment..

Dote :: Dote (n.) Natural endowments.

Talent :: Talent (v. t.) Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty; a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture parable of the talents (Matt. xxv. 14-30)..

Foundation :: Foundation (n.) That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity..

Faculty :: Faculty (n.) Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or capacity for any of the well-known classes of mental activity; psychical or soul capacity; capacity for any of the leading kinds of soul activity, as knowledge, feeling, volition; intellectual endowment or gift; power; as, faculties of the mind or the soul..

Endowment :: Endowment (n.) That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural.

Perfection :: Perfection (n.) A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence..

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