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Benevolence

The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.

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Beneficence 76% connected

The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.

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Charity 76% connected

Love; universal benevolence; good will.

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Benignity 76% connected

The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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Kindness 76% connected

The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.

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Love 76% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Benefaction 92% connected

The act of conferring a benefit.

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Malevolence 94% connected

The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.

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Malevolence 94% connected

The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.

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