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adjective

Benign adj.

Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant. "Creator bounteous and benign."

Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome. "Kind influences and benign aspects."

Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease.

Synonyms: Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable salutary; gracious; liberal.

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"Benign" Quotes from Famous Books

... them with her eye, noted the short trunks that seemed so useless, the tusks, the old scar marks got in battle and the splendour of their strength and mass and muscle. Like the land elephants there was something about them terrible yet benign. ...

— The Beach of Dreams • H. De Vere Stacpoole

... little while over the cold and crumbling altars of Odin and Asa Thor. The bright light of the Gospel has penetrated even to those last haunts of Paganism, and the fierce but not ungenerous race, with which we have been so long familiar, begin to change their natures under its benign influence. ...

— A Popular History of Ireland - From the earliest period to the emancipation of the Catholics • Thomas D'Arcy McGee

... the vicar. "I must not longer intrude on you, but I am bound to tell you, Captain Maynard, that I consider your soul in imminent danger, and I earnestly pray that another day, ere it be too late, a benign influence may induce you more willingly to receive my ministrations. Farewell." And Mr Lerew, rising with a frowning brow, walked to the door, while the captain, sinking back on his pillow, rang his bell. Soon after Mr Lerew had ...

— Clara Maynard - The True and the False - A Tale of the Times • W.H.G. Kingston

... homesick looking away from earth, - Oh, did they know! - this knowledge would do much more towards healing the sick and preparing their helpers 365:6 for the "midnight call," than all cries of "Lord, Lord!" The benign thought of Jesus, finding utterance in such words as "Take no thought for your life," would heal 365:9 the sick, and so enable them to rise above the supposed necessity for physical thought-taking and doctoring; but if the unselfish affections be lacking, and common ...

— Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures • Mary Baker Eddy

... sent you no heavy words, but words of great comfort; willing your brother to shew you how benign and merciful the prince was; and that I thought it expedient for you to write unto his Highness, and to recognise your offence and to desire his pardon, which his Grace would not deny you now in your age and sickness.—Cromwell to ...

— History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. • James Anthony Froude

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