engift
engift verb: to give a gift to.
Verb
engift (third-person singular simple present engifts, present participle engifting, simple past and past participle engifted)
- To give a gift to.
- Platonic philosophy was a natural ally for early Christianity because of its “sheer sense of wonder at the engifted gracious possibilities within which we live and move and have our being."2010, Boyd Blundell, Paul Ricoeur between Theology and Philosophy, →ISBN
- Said in French, 'This is a fine fermentation your brother has engifted us with.2010, Helen Hollick, A Hollow Crown, →ISBN, page 23
Examples of engift in a sentence
- The sole purpose and objective behind the Spirit's engifting Christians with various gifts is the edifying of the body of Christ and the building up the saints in love.2010, Robert L. Reymond, A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith, →ISBN, page mcvii:
- We cannot aspire to attain such knowledge on our own and it has to be engifted.2014, Eugene G Breen, The Human Mind and Belief II - Unplugged, →ISBN:
Forms of engift
| third-person singular present | engifts |
|---|---|
| present participle | engifting |
| past participle | engifted |
| past | engifted |
Origin of engift
From en- + gift.
Questions about engift
- What does engift mean?
- Engift means to give a gift to.
- How do you use engift in a sentence?
- The sole purpose and objective behind the Spirit's engifting Christians with various gifts is the edifying of the body of Christ and the building up the saints in love.
- What part of speech is engift?
- Engift is a verb.
- What is the past tense of engift?
- The past tense of engift is engifted.
Words near engift in the dictionary
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