Beneficence
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noun.
The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial.
noun.
A charitable act or gift.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity.
noun.
A benefaction; a beneficent act or gift.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
An act of
philanthropy
, a kind deed; an act which
benefits
someone (else.)
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
doing good; feeling beneficent
noun.
the quality of being kind or helpful or generous
Word Usage
"The term beneficence connotes acts of mercy, kindness, and charity, and is suggestive of altruism, love, humanity, and promoting the good of others."
cross-reference
benefice
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
benevolence
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
benevolence
benignity
bounty
candour
clemency
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
BOMFOG
Benthamism
Christian charity
Christian love
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