'Beneficent' definitions:
Definition of 'beneficent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" [ant: maleficent]
adjective
Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic]
Definition of 'Beneficent'
From: GCIDE
- Beneficent \Be*nef`i*cent\, a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. [1913 Webster]
- The beneficent fruits of Christianity. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: See Benevolent. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beneficent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- almsgiving,
- altruistic,
- amicable,
- benevolent,
- benign,
- benignant,
- bighearted,
- charitable,
- cooperative,
- eleemosynary,
- favorable,
- freehearted,
- friendly,
- generous,
- greathearted,
- humanitarian,
- kind,
- kindly,
- kindly-disposed,
- largehearted,
- neighborly,
- philanthropic,
- propitious,
- welfare,
- welfare statist,
- welfarist,
- well-affected,
- well-disposed,
- well-intentioned,
- well-meaning,
- well-meant