beneficent

  • 21beneficent — be·nef·i·cent …

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  • 22beneficent — UK [bəˈnefɪs(ə)nt] / US [bəˈnefɪsənt] adjective formal doing things that are intended to help people Derived words: beneficence UK / US [bəˈnefɪs(ə)nt] noun uncountable beneficently adverb …

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  • 23beneficent — be•nef•i•cent [[t]bəˈnɛf ə sənt[/t]] adj. 1) doing good or causing good to be done; charitable 2) beneficial • Etymology: 1610–20 be•nef′i•cent•ly, adv …

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  • 24beneficent — /bəˈnɛfəsənt / (say buh nefuhsuhnt) adjective doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose. –beneficently, adverb …

  • 25beneficent —   a. doing good; kind; generous.    ♦ beneficence, n …

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  • 26beneficent —   Lokomaika i, manawale a, na au aloha, na au ali i …

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  • 27benevolent — 1 *charitable, philanthropic, eleemosynary, humanitarian, humane, altruistic Analogous words: benign, benignant, kindly, *kind: generous, *liberal, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded: obliging, complaisant, *amiable Antonyms: malevolent Contrasted… …

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  • 28Benevolent — Be*nev o*lent, a. [L. benevolens, entis; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + volens, p. pr. of volo I will, I wish. See {Bounty}, and {Voluntary}.] Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote… …

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  • 29Benevolently — Benevolent Be*nev o*lent, a. [L. benevolens, entis; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + volens, p. pr. of volo I will, I wish. See {Bounty}, and {Voluntary}.] Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30Charles Darwin's views on religion — have been the subject of much interest. His work was pivotal in the development of evolution theory. Charles Darwin had a non conformist background, but attended a Church of England school. He studied Anglican theology with the aim of becoming a… …

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