Hypertext Webster Gateway: "beneficent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beneficent
adj 1: doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in
history" [ant: {maleficent}]
2: doing or producing good [syn: {benevolent}, {gracious}]
3: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
contributions" [syn: {benevolent}, {eleemosynary}, {philanthropic}]
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