BENEFICENCE


Meaning of BENEFICENCE in English

/beuh nef"euh seuhns/ , n.

1. the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity.

2. a beneficent act or gift; benefaction.

[ 1425-75; late ME beneficentia; see BENEFIC, -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .