gifting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of gift

noun

1. The act or occasion of giving or exchanging gifts.

   “there is also the exchange of pork a day or two following the marriage ceremony itself; this initiates the long lasting series of yangi toko giftings between the new affinal groups .”

   “Here too, as across the Pacific in the sagali giftings that were integral to grieving the dead of the Trobriand Islands, the more valuable gifts (given by brothers) are supported by public payments to the guests in the form of items of lesser value (produced by sisters).”

   “Importantly, this gifting generates orderly social and political relationships without any need for centralized government and is thus readily recruited in steadfast moral opposition to divisive commodity-based economies, socialities, and politics (see also Gregory 1982).”

2. A divine gift.

   “We all bear His image and likeness, walk in the fullness of His love, and have been given a portion of His power – in the form of divine enablings, and supernatural giftings.”

   “We asked pastors how much they agree or disagree with the statement, "As a pastor, I feel I have a good sense of the giftings of our congregation."”

   “You can't, for example, buy compassion or artistic abilities, and you can't buy prophetic giftings.”