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beneficence
/bəˈnɛ.fə.sən(t)s/
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What does beneficence mean?
noun
- The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
- Good or charitable character or behavior.
- A duty or obligation to act in the best interests of another, especially a patient or beneficiary.
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The indescribable innocence and beneficence of Nature,—of sun and wind and rain, of summer and winter,—such health, such cheer, they afford forever!
There remained to Mr. Jefferson yet one other work of patriotism and beneficence, the establishment of a university in his native state.
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The rule that the Essay must be "illustrative of the wisdom and beneficence of the Almighty" would confine the subjects to be proposed.
Let us live when dead in their memories, who have lived in our benevolence before they were born, and live now sustained by our beneficence.
How many generous purposes, what bright and heart-thrilling visions of beneficence and honour, does the young man, just starting in the race of life, conceive!