About The Word Beneficent

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Beneficent

Beneficent Meaning & Definition
Beneficent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Beneficent?

[adj] doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
[adj] generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
[adj] doing or producing good

Synonyms | Synonyms for Beneficent: benefic | charitable | eleemosynary | gracious | philanthropic

Related Terms | Find terms related to Beneficent: almsgiving | altruistic | amicable | benevolent | benign | benignant | bighearted | charitable | cooperative | eleemosynary | favorable | freehearted | friendly | generous | greathearted | humanitarian | kind | kindly | kindly-disposed | largehearted | neighborly | philanthropic | propitious | welfare | welfare statist | welfarist | well-affected | well-disposed | well-intentioned | well-meaning | well-meant

See Also | benevolent | good

Beneficent In Webster's Dictionary

\Be*nef`i*cent\, a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. The beneficent fruits of Christianity. --Prescott. Syn: See {Benevolent}.

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