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  • 51Zoroastrianism —    Religion of ancient Persia based on the teachings of the prophet Zarasthustra (Zoroaster in Greek). Zoroastrianism influenced the development of Western angelologies and demonologies.    Zarathustra may have been born as early as 650 B.C.E.… …

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  • 52generous — adjective 1) she is generous with money Syn: liberal, lavish, magnanimous, munificent, giving, openhanded, free handed, bountiful, unselfish, ungrudging, free, indulgent, prodigal; literary bounteous Ant …

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  • 53generous — [adj1] giving, big hearted acceptable, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, considerate, easy, equitable, excellent, fair, free, good, greathearted, helpful, high minded, honest, honorable, hospitable, just,… …

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  • 54liberal — [adj1] progressive advanced, avantgarde, broad, broad minded, catholic, enlightened, flexible, free, general, high minded, humanistic, humanitarian, indulgent, intelligent, interested, latitudinarian, left, lenient, libertarian, loose,… …

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  • 55bounteousness — noun generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely • Syn: ↑bounty • Derivationally related forms: ↑bounteous, ↑bounteous (for: ↑bounty) • Hypernyms: ↑generosity …

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  • 56-eous — suffix forming adjectives meaning of the nature of (erroneous; gaseous). * * * ēəs, yəs; or əs when the e influences the pronunciation of the preceding consonant as in “cretaceous” adjective suffix Etymology: Latin eus composed of, of the nature… …

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  • 57boun´te|ous|ness — boun|te|ous «BOWN tee ehs», adjective. 1. given freely; generous: »The rich man gave bounteous gifts to the poor. SYNONYM(S): liberal, beneficent, munificent. 2. plentiful; abundant: »Because of the spring rains, the farmers had a bounteous crop …

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  • 58boun´te|ous|ly — boun|te|ous «BOWN tee ehs», adjective. 1. given freely; generous: »The rich man gave bounteous gifts to the poor. SYNONYM(S): liberal, beneficent, munificent. 2. plentiful; abundant: »Because of the spring rains, the farmers had a bounteous crop …

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  • 59boun|te|ous — «BOWN tee ehs», adjective. 1. given freely; generous: »The rich man gave bounteous gifts to the poor. SYNONYM(S): liberal, beneficent, munificent. 2. plentiful; abundant: »Because of the spring rains, the farmers had a bounteous crop. SYNONYM( …

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  • 60Benign — Be*nign , a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. b[ e]nin, fem. b[ e]nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See {Bounty}, and {Genus}.] 1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable;… …

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