benevolence
IPA: bʌnˈɛvʌɫʌns
noun
- (uncountable) Disposition to do good.
- (uncountable) Charitable kindness.
- (countable) An altruistic gift or act.
- (UK, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.
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Examples of "benevolence" in Sentences
- Do not wish for the benevolence of others.
- Conviviality and benevolence are important principles.
- Benevolence is the expression of kindness and altruism.
- Mangalagauri is worshiped as the Goddess of benevolence.
- The object of education is the cultivation of benevolence.
- Benevolence is a faculty in the discredited theory of Phrenology.
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