beneficent (adj.)

  1. doing or producing good; the most beneficent regime in history'

  2. generous in assistance to the poor; a benevolent contributor; eleemosynary relief; philanthropic contributions

    [ Syn: benevolent , eleemosynary , philanthropic ]

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