Definition of beneficent
1 : doing or producing good a beneficent policy; especially : performing acts of kindness and charity a beneficent leader
2 : beneficial beneficent bacteria
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Examples of beneficent in a Sentence
a humane and beneficent policy
a beneficent couple who are regular volunteers at a homeless shelter
Recent Examples of beneficent from the Web
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Under the beneficent interrogation of host Alex Trebek, nervous middle schoolers point to obscure corners of the globe, as their even more nervous parents watch.
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Origin and Etymology of beneficent
back-formation from beneficence
First Known Use: circa 1616
BENEFICENT Defined for English Language Learners
beneficent
playDefinition of beneficent for English Language Learners
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: doing or producing good
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