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Definition of Sustenance
Sustenance

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

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

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Sustenance Quotations

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

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

It's interesting to fantasize having a man sink his teeth into your neck for sustenance, knowing that it isn't going to be terribly painful but rather very exciting.
Frank Langella

Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.
Chaka Fattah

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains.
Nicolas Malebranche

Sustenance Translations

sustenance in German is Unterhalt
sustenance in Spanish is mantenimiento, sustento


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