Definition of beneficence
1 : the quality or state of doing or producing good : the quality or state of being beneficent admired for her beneficence
2 : benefaction bestow your beneficences generously — W. L. Sullivan
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the town library stays open primarily through beneficences from concerned residents
a religious leader whose beneficence is felt by all who meet him
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But in looking at the serrated, blade-like teeth of Megalosaurus, Buckland saw the beneficence of God.
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Now, the couple, accustomed to being on the giving end of beneficence, is getting something.
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Cue Sami's return to the house of horrors to convince his brother, with clear-sighted beneficence, to stop the cycle of violence.
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And Page's views on goodness, and corporate beneficence in particular, seem to have evolved along with his fortune.
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Origin and Etymology of beneficence
Latin beneficentia, from beneficus —see benefice
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