beneficence
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8.4
- noun
- /bɪˈnɛfɪsəns/
- Formal
- Beneficence is most frequently associated with individual actors, i.e., a nurse acting with beneficence while caring for a patient.
- acts of beneficence
- principle of beneficence
- beneficence and justice
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- So usefulness, utility, beneficence, we could use lots of terms here.
Examples
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For example, a state government is acting with beneficence when requiring immunizations to prevent the spread of infectious disease throughout the population.
Academic text (2015) -
In the Virgin Islands, Mocko Jumbies were generally thought to bring good luck and bestow beneficence.
Academic text (1999) -
And is this the end of his beneficence?
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- Please, in your beneficence, heal her.
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The protagonist, in the wake of this beneficence, says, "Do you know how many good men live in this world?"
Academic text (2010) -
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his beneficence lasts forever.
Fiction book (1998) -
In criminal law, we mostly owe duties of non-malfeasance, but we sometimes also owe duties of beneficence.
Academic text (2003) -
The elaborate adornments testify to the magnitude of their donor's beneficence.
Academic text (2004) -
Principle I.3: Fairness and Justice II: Professional Competence and Responsibility. Beneficence, or responsible caring, means that the school psychologist acts to benefit others.
Academic text (2010) -
The community truly appreciated her beneficence when she donated food to the local shelter.
Synonyms
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1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
124
2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
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2.8
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
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1.4
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
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1.9
A friendly, helpful feeling toward other people
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6.3
A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
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6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
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6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
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3.9
To care more about other people's needs than your own
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9.5
Kindness in giving gifts or help freely
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2.9
Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings
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4.1
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
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5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
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8.5
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
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2.3
Willingness to support other people
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3.4
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
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9.9
A very generous giving of money or gifts
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7.0
Being ready to give money, help or time to other people
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2.2
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
1
3.9
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
1
3.4
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
1
8.9
A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people
1
7.2
Being very generous and ready to give to others
1
5.3
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
1
4.4
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
1
9.9
Willingness to give freely and a lot to others
1
9.2
A way of behaving that helps other people and makes the community better
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
Being kind and generous to people with less power
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
beneficence = beneficent (transparent) = bene + fic + ence
Formed by the adjective 'beneficent' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ence'; the meaning 'the quality of doing good' follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Beneficence comes from Latin parts bene 'well' and facere 'to do', so it literally means 'doing good'. This is the same idea behind benefit and benefactor, which helps remember that beneficence means kind and generous actions.