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beneficently Definition


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beneficence
noun
    formal:
    1. Generosity.
      Thesaurus: bounty, charity, altruism, generosity, largesse, succour; Antonym: meanness.
    2. A benefaction.
Derivative: beneficent
adj
    Actively kind and generous.
      Thesaurus: helpful, kind, benign, compassionate, benevolent, generous, well-meaning, good-hearted; Antonym: mean.
Derivative: beneficently
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin beneficentia.



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