benevolence

English - Turkish

Definition of benevolence in English Turkish dictionary: hayır; ihsan; yardımseverlik; iyilik; hayırseverlik; {i} bağış; {i} yardımseverlik; cömertlik; (Politika, Siyaset) himmet; esirgemezlik; iyilikseverlik; adamlık

English - English

Definition of benevolence in English English dictionary: an altruistic gift or act; charitable kindness; disposition to do good; any act of kindness or well-doing; {n} good-will, kindness, a free gift; Subscribing five dollars towards the relief of one's aged grandfather in the almshouse, and publishing it in the newspaper; An act of kindness; good done; charity given; an act intending or showing kindness and good will; A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity; an act intending or showing kindness and good will an inclination to do kind or charitable acts; {i} generosity, kindness; The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness; an inclination to do kind or charitable acts; (be·nev·o·lence) NOUN: An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts It refers to various efforts of people in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to do good and exerted a deep moral and religious resonance in American Protestant cultural life; An act of kindness or generosity See also: Benefactor, Donor Topic areas: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability