Welfare: alternatives and connections

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantag…

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grief; sorrow; lamentation.

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The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain.

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To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

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The menhaden.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

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Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for…

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; go…

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The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the ob…

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An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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Human flourishing achieved through meaningful and virtuous living.

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The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men or of society.

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