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beneficent
[ buh-nef-uh-suhnt ]
beneficent
/ bɪˈnɛfɪsənt /
adjective
- charitable; generous
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Derived Forms
- beˈneficently, adverb
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Other Words From
- be·nefi·cent·ly adverb
- nonbe·nefi·cent adjective
- nonbe·nefi·cent·ly adverb
- unbe·nefi·cent adjective
- unbe·nefi·cent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beneficent1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beneficent1
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Example Sentences
NO thoughtful man can fail to appreciate its beneficent effect upon our institutions and people.
There is a beneficent heat wave of attention returning to the subject of Thelonious Monk.
Christians declare that the divine origin and truth of their religion are proved by its beneficent results.
In the beneficent arrangements of Divine love to the young, the latter is first extended.
A most beneficent work was set on foot in the foundation of Charity Schools.
Perhaps, too, I may be called to effect so beneficent a work, the humble instrument of a gracious God.
The poem was simple and optimistic—it told of the beneficent qualities of rain, as it would appear to one whose roof did not leak.
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