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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bestows in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bestows in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of bestows in a Sentence

  1. Julius Caesar:

    He bestows the world like a colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs, to peep about, and find ourselves dishonorable graves. The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

  2. Nicolas Chow:

    The four characters on the base say 'jingtian qinmin', which means 'revere heaven and serve thy people,' it really crystallizes the political theory in China whereby heaven bestows its power upon a ruler who is righteous and benevolent.

  3. Proverb:

    Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them.

  4. Lisa McVey Noland:

    God has shown me the only way to really be free when someone bestows injustice against you is complete forgiveness, my life changed forever and for the better. I chose not to remain a victim. I chose to live.

  5. John Bunyan:

    He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

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