From Latin *beneficens, *beneficent-, from bene (“well, good”) + -ficens, combining form from faciens, present participle of facere (“to make or do”). Compare English beneficence.
beneficent (comparative more beneficent, superlative most beneficent)
- Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
Translations
- Arabic: رَحِيم (raḥīm), مُحْسِن (muḥsin), مُتَصَدِّق (mutaṣaddiq)
- Bulgarian: благодетелен (bg) (blagodetelen)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 仁慈 (zh) (réncí), 慈善 (zh) (císhàn), 善行 (zh) (shànxíng)
- Finnish: hyvää tekevä
- French: miséricordieux (fr) m, bienfaisant (fr)
- German: wohltätig (de), mildtätig (de)
- Greek: αγαθοποιός (el) (agathopoiós)
- Ancient: ἀγαθοποιός (agathopoiós)
- Japanese: 慈悲深い (ja) (じひぶかい, jihibukai), 情け深い (なさけぶかい, nasakebukai), 奇特な (ja) (きどくな, kidoku-na)
- Latin: beneficus
- Persian: نیکوکار (fa) (nikukâr), سودبخش (fa) (sudbaxš)
- Portuguese: beneficente (pt)
- Romanian: binefăcător (ro)
- Russian: ми́лостивый (ru) (mílostivyj), благоде́тельный (ru) (blagodételʹnyj)
- Spanish: benéfico (es)
- Ukrainian: благотво́рний (uk) (blahotvórnyj)
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