beneficence
noun/bəˈnɛf.ɪ.səns/UK/bəˈnɛ.fə.sən(t)s/US
Etymology
From Middle English beneficence, from Latin beneficentia.
- derived from beneficentia
- inherited from beneficence
Definitions
The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds
The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
- Trump also promises to attack the sources abroad that he blames for the country’s malaise: economic interdependence, transnational criminals, traditional allies he sees as free riders on America’s long-running global beneficence.
Good or charitable character or behavior.
A duty or obligation to act in the best interests of another, especially a patient or…
A duty or obligation to act in the best interests of another, especially a patient or beneficiary.
The neighborhood
- synonymgoodness
- antonymcruelty
- antonymmaleficence
- antonymmalevolence
- antonymselfishness
- neighborbenefice
- neighborgood works
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for beneficence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA