Definition of benevolence
- n. - The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness;
love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
- n. - An act of kindness; good done; charity given.
- n. - A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has
sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and
falsely represented as a gratuity.
- n. - The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness;
love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness.
- n. - An act of kindness; good done; charity given.
- n. - A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has
sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and
falsely represented as a gratuity.