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be·nef·i·cent 
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| doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose. |
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Beneficent
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adj.
[Probably from beneficence, on the model of such pairs as benevolent, benevolence.] be·nef'i·cent·ly adv. |
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| beneficent | |
adjective | |
| 1. | doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" [ant: maleficent] |
| 2. | generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" |
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Beneficent
Be*nef`i*cent\, a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. The beneficent fruits of Christianity. --Prescott. Syn: See Benevolent.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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