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The fuel that keeps the engine running, whether it's bread or belief.
means Food, nourishment, or anything that maintains life and keeps a person or thing going.
from From Latin sustinere, to hold up from below — the same root that props up sustain and abstain, all about bearing the weight.
Beyond the plateHope and purpose count as sustenance too.
Legal cameoOld courts ordered sustenance for dependents and prisoners.
Sibling wordsShares DNA with sustain, sustainable, and tenacious.