"beneficence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bəˈnɛfɪsəns/ Forms: beneficences [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English beneficence, from Latin beneficentia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beneficence}} Middle English beneficence, {{der|en|la|beneficentia}} Latin beneficentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} beneficence (countable and uncountable, plural beneficences)
  1. An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of philanthropy): مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf) [masculine] (Arabic), 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts) [feminine] (Gothic), bonfaco (Ido), dea-ghníomhaíocht [feminine] (Irish), dea-obair [feminine] (Irish), beneficenza [feminine] (Italian), beneficência [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-beneficence-en-noun-u~YuKuts Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'act of philanthropy': 98 2
  2. Good or charitable character or behavior. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-beneficence-en-noun-yUnKR69a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goodness Derived forms: beneficential Related terms: benefice, good works Coordinate_terms: nonmaleficence

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