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beneficential, a.|bɪˌnɛfɪˈsɛnʃəl|
[f. L. beneficentia: see prec. + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to beneficence; concerned with what is most beneficial to mankind.
1869J. Morley in Fortn. Rev. May 533 The beneficential moralist esteems this a particularly virtuous type, because it is particularly conducive to the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Ibid. 538 The central principle of the utilitarian or beneficential ethics. |