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Greek

1654. eleemosune -- mercy, pity, spec. alms
... alms. From eleos; compassionateness, ie (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence,
or (concretely) a benefaction -- alms(-deeds). see GREEK eleos. ...
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2108. euergesia -- a good deed
... benefit, good deed done. From euergetes; beneficence (genitive case or specially) --
benefit, good deed done. see GREEK euergetes. (euergesia) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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19. agathosune -- to do good
... See 18 (). goodness. From agathos; goodness, ie Virtue or beneficence --
goodness. see GREEK agathos. (agathosune) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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2140. eupoiia -- doing good
... to do good. From a compound of eu and poieo; well-doing, ie Beneficence -- to do
good. see GREEK eu. see GREEK poieo. (eupoiias) -- 1 Occurrence. 2139, 2140. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6665. tsidqah -- right-doing
... righteousness. (Aramaic) corresponding to tsdaqah; beneficence -- righteousness.
see HEBREW tsdaqah. 6664, 6665. tsidqah. 6666 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Whether Beneficence is a Special virtue?
... OF BENEFICENCE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether beneficence is a special virtue? Objection
1: It would seem that beneficence is a special virtue. ...
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Of Beneficence (Four Articles)
... OF BENEFICENCE (FOUR ARTICLES). ... Under the first head there are four points
of inquiry: (1) Whether beneficence is an act of charity ? ...
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Whether Beneficence is an Act of Charity?
... OF BENEFICENCE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether beneficence is an act of charity? Objection
1: It would seem that beneficence is not an act of charity. ...
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Christian Beneficence.
... PHILANTHROPIC SUBJECTS. 774. " Christian Beneficence. 774. CPM Blacklock.
Christian Beneficence. 1 Hail, love divine! joys ever ...
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Organized Beneficence.
... CHAPTER XV. ORGANIZED BENEFICENCE. ... He has raised us to partake, as it were, in the
ubiquity of his own beneficence. Shall we be unworthy of the trust? ...
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Of the Kinds of Beneficence, and Works of Mercy.
... Chap. XII."Of the Kinds of Beneficence, and Works of Mercy. This is that perfect
justice which protects human society, concerning which philosophers speak. ...
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The True Gnostic is an Imitator of God, Especially in Beneficence.
... The Stromata, or Miscellanies. Book II. Chapter XIX."The True Gnostic
is an Imitator of God, Especially in Beneficence. He is ...
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Whether we Ought to do Good to All?
... OF BENEFICENCE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether we ought to do good to all? ... Therefore, since
beneficence is an act of charity, we ought not to do good to all. ...
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Want of Universality in the Knowledge and Reception of ...
... Throughout that order then of nature, of which God is the author, what we find is
a system of beneficence: we are seldom or never able to make out a system of ...
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The Alabaster Box
... 'A good work' is not a piece of beneficence or benevolence, still less is it to
be confined to ... All these lower forms of beneficence are imperfect without that. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

Thesaurus

Beneficence (2 Occurrences)
... and goodness. Multi-Version Concordance Beneficence (2 Occurrences). Acts
14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence ...
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Unattested (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--
His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons ...
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Joyfulness (3 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--
His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons ...
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Existence (35 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--
His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons ...
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Mercy (467 Occurrences)
... adversary; clemency. 2. (n.) Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and
helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence. 3. (n.) Disposition ...
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Beneficent (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Performing acts of kindness and charity; doing or
producing good; characterized by beneficence. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Satisfying (5 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--
His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons ...
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Sending (188 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--
His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons ...
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Kindness (295 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The state or quality of being kind, in any of
its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence. ...
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Mean (93 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--
His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons ...
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Bible Concordance

Beneficence (2 Occurrences)

Acts 14:17 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and joyfulness."
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 8:6 This led us to urge Titus that, as he had previously been the one who commenced the work, so he should now go and complete among you this act of beneficence also.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Beneficence

Beneficence: Boaz

Beneficence: Cornelius

Beneficence: General Scriptures Concerning

Beneficence: Job

Beneficence: Onesiphorus

Beneficence: The First Christians

Beneficence: The Good Samaritan

Beneficence: The Jews Who Returned from the Exile

Beneficence: The Old Man of Gibeah

Beneficence: The Temanites