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beneficent Definition

be·nefi·cent (-sənt)

adjective

  1. showing beneficence; doing good
  2. resulting in benefit

beneficent Related Forms

be·nefi·cently adverb

beneficent Synonyms

beneficent

modif.

beneficent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • influence: Here we have the view that some ' beneficent influence ' can flow through man to his fellow humans.
  • institution: I have had people come to me on crutches, with tears in their eyes, to bless this beneficent institution.
  • effect: Their sons sought to hold on to the Second Table and its beneficent effects, whilst letting the First Table imperceptibly slip from them.
  • potentiality: The beneficent potentiality of a well-ordered social society ensures the spiritual development of the members of that society.
  • norm: Group reputation can be a powerful mechanism, therefore, for the promotion of beneficent norms under the right conditions.
  • force: As a far-reaching and effective beneficent moral force she had no peer in her time among either, monarchs or commoners.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: He is the Helper or Deliverer, so beneficent.
  • socially: In this sense the stereotyping process is a " double edged sword " either potentially promoting socially beneficent norms or negating them.
  • extremely: She now became extremely beneficent to the poor cottagers.
  • mutually: The connection between a man and his totem is mutually beneficent.