Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Kind; benevolent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Kind; benevolent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
kind ;benevolent
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even less, he is benevolous, he is a “he”, he is “white”, etc …
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If to be born under Mercury disposeth us to be witty; under Jupiter to be wealthy; I do not owe a knee unto these, but unto that merciful hand that hath ordered my indifferent and uncertain nativity unto such benevolous aspects.
Religio Medici 2007
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If to be born under Mercury disposeth us to be witty, under Jupiter to be wealthy; I do not owe a Knee unto these, but unto that merciful Hand that hath ordered my indifferent and uncertain nativity unto such benevolous Aspects.
Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923
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If to be born under Mercury disposeth us to be witty, under Jupiter to be wealthy; I do not owe a Knee unto these, but unto that merciful Hand that hath ordered my indifferent and uncertain nativity unto such benevolous Aspects.
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Trustees to perpetuate a manly rivalry in the hearts & minds of generous & benevolous youths.
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If to be born under Mercury disposeth us to be witty; under Jupiter to be wealthy; I do not owe a knee unto these, but unto that merciful hand that hath ordered my indifferent and uncertain nativity unto such benevolous aspects.
Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend 1643
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