What is the meaning of beneficent?

adjective

  • Doing or producing good.
    • usage: "the most beneficent regime in history"
  • Generous in assistance to the poor.
    • usage: "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
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