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maleficence

[ muh-lef-uh-suhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

From the Latin word maleficentia, dating back to 1590–1600. See malefic, -ence

At which date the little dog, my love, assumes the roll of maleficence towards the aged.

You and yours are as unmingled beneficence as rum shops are unmitigated maleficence.

Healthful influences and magical charms avert it; hence Lug, a beneficent god, destroys Balor's maleficence.

In all their lamentations soundeth vengeance, in all their eulogies is maleficence; and being judge seemeth to them bliss.

We must transform it into beneficence, and its opposite into the idea of maleficence.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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