BENEVOLENCE
\bənˈɛvələns], \bənˈɛvələns], \b_ə_n_ˈɛ_v_ə_l_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of BENEVOLENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
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An act of kindness; good done; charity given.
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A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity.
By Oddity Software
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The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
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An act of kindness; good done; charity given.
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A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity.
By Noah Webster.
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The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial. (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). The ethical principle of BENEFICENCE requires producing net benefit over harm. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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Disposition to do good; goodwill; an act of kindness; a tax, formerly levied by the kings of England, regarded as a gratuity.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
