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beneficent [bıˈnefısənt] ADJ

benevolence [bıˈnevələns] N

beneficial [ˌbenıˈfıʃəl] ADJ

beneficiary [ˌbenıˈfıʃıərı] N

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Traditionally crossed over the chest when held, they probably represented the ruler as a shepherd whose beneficence is formidably tempered with might.
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Many owners surely treat their players well, but there's something creepy about celebrating their beneficence, as if money necessarily buys virtue.
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Nursing ethics is more concerned with developing the caring relationship than broader principles, such as beneficence and justice.
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Finally, professionals dealing with this information must keep in mind the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence.
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Because of this, the king has not forgotten the sagely man's descendant, and has greatly praised his accomplishments and awarded him beneficence.
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In addition to being a generally auspicious symbol, the dragon represented the authority and beneficence of the ruler.
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Terms like beneficence and non-maleficence are vital to the overall understanding of medical ethics.
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We should be questioning the merits of an ideology that promotes the beneficence of a free market.
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In medicine, respect for the autonomy of patients is an important goal, though it can conflict with a competing ethical principle, namely beneficence.
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It is of interest as an early example of private beneficence for the benefit of impoverished women which has continued its mission for more than a century.
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