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1. (n.) benevolence
desire to do good to others; goodwill; charity.
2. benevolence
an act of kindness; charitable gift.
3. benevolence
(formerly) a forced contribution to an English sovereign.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)
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| Definition of 'Benevolence' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) benevolence
disposition to do good
2. (noun) benevolence
an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
3. (noun) benevolence, benefaction
an act intending or showing kindness and good will
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| Definition of 'Benevolence' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Benevolence
the disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness
2. (noun) Benevolence
an act of kindness; good done; charity given
3. (noun) Benevolence
a species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Benevolence
the name of a forced tax exacted from the people by certain kings of England, and which, under Charles I., became so obnoxious as to occasion the demand of the Petition of Rights (q. v.), that no tax should be levied without consent of Parliament; first enforced in 1473, declared illegal in 1689.
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Sense: generosity and desire to do good.
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 Afrikaans: welwillendheid |
 Arabic: إحسان، رغبة في عمل إحْسان |
 Bulgarian: доброжелателство |
 Brazilian: benevolência |
 Czech: shovívavost, blahovůle |
 German: das Wohlwollen |
 Danish: godhjertethed; generøsite |
 Greek: καλοσύνη |
 Spanish: benevolencia |
 Estonian: heatahtlikkus |
 Farsi: خیرخواهی؛ سخاوت |
 Finnish: hyväntahtoisuus |
 French: bienveillance |
 Hebrew: נְדִיבוּת |
 Hindi: भलाई |
 Croatian: dobra volja |
 Hungarian: jóindulat |
 Indonesian: kedermawanan, kebajikan, |
 Icelandic: góðvild |
 Italian: benevolenza |
 Japanese: 慈悲 |
 Korean: 자비심 |
 Lithuanian: dosnumas, linkėjimas gero |
 Latvian: labvēlība; labsirdība; au |
 Malay: sifat suka membuat kebaik |
 Dutch: vrijgevigheid, welwillend |
 Norwegian: sjenerøsitet, velvilje |
 Polish: życzliwość |
 Persian: خیرخواهی؛ سخاوت |
 Portuguese: benevolência |
 Romanian: bunăvoinţă, mărinimie |
 Russian: доброжелательность |
 Slovak: benevolencia, zhovievavos |
 Slovenian: dobrohotnost |
 Serbian: dobrodušnost |
 Swedish: välvilja |
 Thai: ความเมตตากรุณา |
 Turkish: cömertlik, yardımseverlik |
 Taiwanese: 仁慈，樂善好施 |
 Ukrainian: доброзичливість; милосерд |
 Urdu: نیکی ، فیض رسانی |
 Vietnamese: lòng nhân từ |
 Chinese: 仁慈，善行 |
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