Sustenance

[sus·te·nance]

Sustenance comes from the word sustain, which means to continue. Sustenance is food or drink that allows you to continue to be alive. For many, prayer is a source of spiritual sustenance.

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The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

Noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

Noun
a source of materials to nourish the body

Noun
the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"


n.
The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

n.
That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.


Sustenance

Sus"te*nance , n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.] 1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man of little sustenance." Chaucer.
For lying is thy sustenance, thy food.

The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

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Usage Examples

Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it.

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Other Usage Examples

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

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