beneficent Definition
be·nefi·cent (-sənt)
adjective
- showing beneficence; doing good
- resulting in benefit
beneficent Related Forms
be·nef′i·cently adverb
beneficent Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near beneficent
- ‹ beneficence
- ‹ benefice
- ‹ benefic
- ‹ benefactress
- ‹ benefactor
- ‹ benefaction
- ‹ Benedictus
- ‹ benediction
- ‹ Benedictine
- ‹ benedict

