beneficent
doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.
Origin of beneficent
1Other words from beneficent
- be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverb
- non·be·nef·i·cent, adjective
- non·be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverb
- un·be·nef·i·cent, adjective
- un·be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with beneficent
- 1. beneficent , beneficial, benevolent
- 2. beneficent , munificent
Words Nearby beneficent
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How to use beneficent in a sentence
To optimize for science, we need a beneficent technocrat in charge.
Why Silicon Valley's Optimization Mindset Sets Us Up for Failure | Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein | September 10, 2021 | TimeCarmakers have noted their moves toward electrification, their commitments to sustainability during the manufacturing process, and their general insistence on beneficent environmental stewardship.
I think if we teach machines to be creative, then they’ll be beneficent toward us, rather than just keeping us around as household pets.
He is the hyperkinetic, beneficent godfather of freed-heel skiing the Canaan Valley.
Skiing West Virginia’s ‘Canadian Valley’ in a banner season | John Briley | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostNO thoughtful man can fail to appreciate its beneficent effect upon our institutions and people.
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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.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordIn the beneficent arrangements of Divine love to the young, the latter is first extended.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamA most beneficent work was set on foot in the foundation of Charity Schools.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonPerhaps, too, I may be called to effect so beneficent a work, the humble instrument of a gracious God.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoThe poem was simple and optimistic—it told of the beneficent qualities of rain, as it would appear to one whose roof did not leak.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for beneficent
/ (bɪˈnɛfɪsənt) /
charitable; generous
Origin of beneficent
1Derived forms of beneficent
- beneficently, adverb
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