"out of the goodness of one's heart" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} out of the goodness of one's heart
  1. Motivated by genuine altruism, as opposed to self-serving incentives.
    Sense id: en-out_of_the_goodness_of_one's_heart-en-prep_phrase-rpauLkI8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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