From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbeneficentbe‧nef‧i‧cent /bɪˈnefəsənt/ adjective formal GENEROUShelping people, or resulting in something good the beneficent properties of natural remedies —beneficence noun [uncountable] —beneficently adverb
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beneficent• If she had learnt anything about life it was that no beneficent creator was in charge.• Many beneficent projects have to be foregone if sufficient funds are lacking.• Was it a beneficent spell nurtured by our ancestors' good, obviously very good, karma?Origin beneficent (1600-1700) Latin beneficus; → BENEFICE 