Definition of Munificence. Meaning of Munificence. Synonyms of Munificence

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Definition of Munificence

Munificence
Munificence Mu*nif"i*cence, n. [Cf. L. munire to fortify.] Means of defense; fortification. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Munificence
Munificence Mu*nif"i*cence, n. [L. munificentia: cf. F. munificence.] The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity. The virtues of liberality and munificence. --Addison. Syn: Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity; bounty; bounteousness. See Benevolence.

Meaning of Munificence from wikipedia

- continued to evolve to denote the more specific, contemporary meaning of munificence, open-handedness, and liberality in the giving of money and possessions...
- and inscriptions attest to senators who were active in politics and munificence in their homeland (patria). Senators were the traditional governing class...
- ISBN 978-0-06-430158-9. William H. Byrnes IV (Spring 2005) "Ancient Roman Munificence: The Development of the Practice and Law of Charity". Rutgers Law Review...
- Its hundred and three shlokas (verses) praise the beauty, grace and munificence of goddess Tripura Sundari in the form of Parvati. W. Norman Brown translated...
- and received the Freedom of the City of Glasgow "in recognition of his munificence" later the same year. In July 1902 he received the Freedom of the city...
- allegorical representations of Generosity, by Eugenio Maccagnani, and Munificence, by Arnaldo Zocchi. The royal tombs are maintained by the National Institute...
- He [Himself] is alive and does not die, ever! Ever! He of Majesty and Munificence. In His hand is all goodness and He has power over everything. lā ilāha...
- her distinguished virtues of tolerance but also for her wide-ranging munificence and solicitude for the poor. Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak describes her with...
- where the successors to Alexander the Great vied to outdo each other's munificence. It remained an important religious site throughout the Roman period...
- settled in Serampore, and the Serampore missionaries. With Dwarkanath's munificence, he launched a series of attacks against Trinitarian Christianity and...