benedick | (noun) a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) | Synonyms: benedict |
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benedict | (noun) a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) | Synonyms: benedick |
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benedictine | (noun) a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks | - |
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benediction | (noun) the act of praying for divine protection | Synonyms: blessing |
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(noun) a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection | Synonyms: blessing |
benefaction | (noun) an act intending or showing kindness and good will | Synonyms: benevolence |
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(noun) a contribution of money or assistance | - |
benefactor | (noun) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | Synonyms: helper |
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benefactress | (noun) a woman benefactor | - |
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benefice | (noun) an endowed church office giving income to its holder | Synonyms: ecclesiastical benefice |
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beneficence | (noun) the quality of being kind or helpful or generous | - |
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(noun) doing good; feeling beneficent | - |
beneficiary | (noun) the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | Synonyms: benefactive role |
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(noun) the recipient of funds or other benefits | Synonyms: donee |
beneficiation | (noun) crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques | Synonyms: mineral dressing, mineral extraction, mineral processing, ore dressing, ore processing |
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benefit | (noun) something that aids or promotes well-being | Synonyms: welfare |
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(noun) a performance to raise money for a charitable cause | - |
(noun) financial assistance in time of need | - |
benevolence | (noun) an act intending or showing kindness and good will | Synonyms: benefaction |
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(noun) an inclination to do kind or charitable acts | - |
(noun) disposition to do good | - |