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benevolence

English

Etymology

Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of vol?ns, form of vol? (“I wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b??n?v?l?ns/

Noun

benevolence (countable and uncountable, plural benevolences)

  1. (uncountable) Disposition to do good.
  2. (uncountable) Charitable kindness.
  3. (countable) An altruistic gift or act.
  4. (Britain, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.

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bereavement

English

Etymology

bereave +? -ment

Noun

bereavement (countable and uncountable, plural bereavements)

  1. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death
    • 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
      I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost

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See also

  • mourning

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