benevolence 音標拼音: [bən'ɛvələns]
n . 善意,慈悲,善行
善意,慈悲,善行
benevolence n 1 :
disposition to do good [
ant : {
malevolence }, {
malignity }]
2 :
an inclination to do kind or charitable acts 3 :
an act intending or showing kindness and good will [
synonym :
{
benevolence }, {
benefaction }]
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n . [
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See {
Benevolent }.]
1 .
The disposition to do good ;
good will ;
charitableness ;
love of mankind ,
accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness .
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1913 Webster ]
The wakeful benevolence of the gospel . --
Chalmers .
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2 .
An act of kindness ;
good done ;
charity given .
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3 .
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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Syn : {
Benevolence }, {
Beneficence }, {
Munificence }.
Usage :
Benevolence marks a disposition made up of a choice and desire for the happiness of others .
Beneficence marks the working of this disposition in dispensing good on a somewhat broad scale .
Munificence shows the same disposition ,
but acting on a still broader scale ,
in conferring gifts and favors .
These are not necessarily confined to objects of immediate utility .
One may show his munificence in presents of pictures or jewelry ,
but this would not be beneficence .
Benevolence of heart ;
beneficence of life ;
munificence in the encouragement of letters .
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150 Moby Thesaurus words for "
benevolence ":
BOMFOG ,
Benthamism ,
Christian charity ,
Christian love ,
accommodatingness ,
act of grace ,
act of kindness ,
advantageousness ,
affability ,
agape ,
agreeableness ,
altruism ,
amiability ,
amity ,
auspiciousness ,
benefaction ,
beneficence ,
beneficialness ,
benefit ,
benevolent disposition ,
benevolentness ,
benignancy ,
benignity ,
bigheartedness ,
blessing ,
boon ,
brightness ,
brotherly love ,
caritas ,
charitableness ,
charity ,
cheerfulness ,
cheeriness ,
class ,
clemency ,
cogency ,
comity ,
commiseration ,
compassion ,
complaisance ,
compliance ,
compliment ,
condolence ,
condonation ,
contribution ,
courtesy ,
decency ,
desert ,
disregard ,
do -
goodism ,
donation ,
excellence ,
expedience ,
fairness ,
favor ,
favorableness ,
feeling ,
fineness ,
first -
rateness ,
flower power ,
forbearance ,
forgiveness ,
forgivingness ,
fortunateness ,
friendliness ,
friendship ,
generosity ,
generousness ,
gift ,
giving ,
good auspices ,
good deed ,
good offices ,
good omen ,
good turn ,
goodliness ,
goodness ,
goodwill ,
grace ,
graciosity ,
graciousness ,
grant ,
greatheartedness ,
healthiness ,
helpfulness ,
humanitarianism ,
humanity ,
indulgence ,
kind deed ,
kind offices ,
kindliness ,
kindly act ,
kindness ,
labor of love ,
largeheartedness ,
largess ,
leniency ,
long -
suffering ,
longanimity ,
love ,
love of mankind ,
luckiness ,
magnanimity ,
manna ,
mercy ,
merit ,
mitigation ,
mitzvah ,
niceness ,
obligation ,
obligingness ,
office ,
overlooking ,
pardon ,
pathos ,
patience ,
philanthropism ,
philanthropy ,
pity ,
pleasantness ,
present ,
profitableness ,
propitiousness ,
prosperousness ,
quality ,
quarter ,
relief ,
reprieve ,
rewardingness ,
ruth ,
self -
pity ,
service ,
skillfulness ,
soundness ,
superiority ,
sympathy ,
tolerance ,
turn ,
unrevengefulness ,
unselfishness ,
usefulness ,
utilitarianism ,
validity ,
value ,
virtue ,
virtuousness ,
welfarism ,
well -
disposedness ,
wholeness ,
worth
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