Definitions for benevolencebəˈnɛv ə ləns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
be•nev•o•lencebəˈnɛv ə ləns(n.)
desire to do good to others; goodwill; charity.
an act of kindness; charitable gift.
(formerly) a forced contribution to an English sovereign.
Category: Western History
Origin of benevolence:
1350–1400; ME < L
Princeton's WordNet
benevolence(noun)
disposition to do good
benevolence(noun)
an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
benevolence, benefaction(noun)
an act intending or showing kindness and good will
Wiktionary
benevolence(Noun)
disposition to do good
benevolence(Noun)
charitable kindness
benevolence(Noun)
an altruistic gift or act
Webster Dictionary
Benevolence(noun)
the disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness
Benevolence(noun)
an act of kindness; good done; charity given
Benevolence(noun)
a species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.
Translations for benevolence
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
benevolence(noun)
generosity and desire to do good.
- welwillendheidAfrikaans
- إحسان، رغبة في عمل إحْسان، رَغْبَةٌ في العَمَلArabic
- доброжелателствоBulgarian
- benevolênciaPortuguese (BR)
- shovívavost, blahovůleCzech
- das WohlwollenGerman
- godhjertethed; generøsitetDanish
- καλοσύνηGreek
- benevolenciaSpanish
- heatahtlikkusEstonian
- خیرخواهی؛ سخاوتFarsi
- hyväntahtoisuusFinnish
- bienveillanceFrench
- נְדִיבוּתHebrew
- भलाईHindi
- dobra voljaCroatian
- jóindulatHungarian
- kedermawanan, kebajikan, perbuatan baikIndonesian
- góðvildIcelandic
- benevolenzaItalian
- 慈悲Japanese
- 자비심Korean
- dosnumas, linkėjimas gero, geradarystėLithuanian
- labvēlība; labsirdība; augstsirdībaLatvian
- sifat suka membuat kebaikanMalay
- vrijgevigheid, welwillendheidDutch
- sjenerøsitet, velviljeNorwegian
- życzliwośćPolish
- خیرخواهی؛ سخاوتPersian
- benevolênciaPortuguese
- bunăvoinţă, mărinimieRomanian
- доброжелательностьRussian
- benevolencia, zhovievavosťSlovak
- dobrohotnostSlovenian
- dobrodušnostSerbian
- välviljaSwedish
- ความเมตตากรุณาThai
- cömertlik, yardımseverlikTurkish
- 仁慈，樂善好施Chinese (Trad.)
- доброзичливість; милосердяUkrainian
- نیکی ، فیض رسانیUrdu
- lòng nhân từVietnamese
- 仁慈，善行Chinese (Simp.)
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