Beneficence vs. Nonmaleficence

Difference Between Beneficence and Nonmaleficence

The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial.

A lack or absence of maleficence.

A charitable act or gift.

An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else.

Good or charitable character or behavior.

The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.

And whose beneficence no charge exhausts.

doing good; feeling beneficent

the quality of being kind or helpful or generous