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Definition & Meaning of "benevolence"in English

Benevolence
01

an act intending or showing kindness and good will 

benevolence definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
benevolences
Examples
The scholarship was a benevolence that changed her future. 
02

an inclination to do kind or charitable acts 

Examples
The ruler was admired for her benevolence toward the poor. 
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