beneficence
Syllables: be·ne·fi·cence/bəˈnɛf.ɪ.səns/US/bəˈnɛ.fə.sən(t)s/
beneficence noun: the practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
Noun
beneficence (countable and uncountable, plural beneficences)
- The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
- Trump also promises to attack the sources abroad that he blames for the country’s malaise: economic interdependence, transnational criminals, traditional allies he sees as free riders on America’s long-running global beneficence.2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2024
- Synonyms:
- kindness, benevolence, charity, generosity
- Good or charitable character or behavior.
- A duty or obligation to act in the best interests of another, especially a patient or beneficiary.
beneficence meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
beneficence in Tamil
- பிறர்நலப் பணி, நல்லறம், வேளாண்மை, அற வினை, தனபதித்துவம், உதவி
beneficence in Urdu
- احسان, فیض, فیضان
beneficence in Bengali
- দানশীলতা, বদান্যতা, পরোপকার, হিতসাধন
beneficence in Kannada
- ದಯಾಧರ್ಮ, ಲೋಕೋಪಕಾರ
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- beneficence in Arabic
- مَعْرُوف maʕrūf
Synonyms of beneficence
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Forms of beneficence
| plural | beneficences |
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Origin of beneficence
From Middle English beneficence, from Latin beneficentia.
Words formed from beneficence
Questions about beneficence
- What does beneficence mean?
- Beneficence means the practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
- What is beneficence in Tamil?
- Beneficence in Tamil is பிறர்நலப் பணி, நல்லறம், வேளாண்மை. See Beneficence meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is beneficence?
- Beneficence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce beneficence?
- Beneficence is pronounced /bəˈnɛf.ɪ.səns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of beneficence?
- The plural of beneficence is beneficences.
Words near beneficence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: beneficence (page history and authors); beneficence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); beneficence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); beneficence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); beneficence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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