munificence
noun

- the quality of being very generous with money

- the quality of being munificent, or showing unusual generosity

Cambridge Dictionary / Dictionary dot Com

—
WORD ORIGIN

The word "munificence" derives from the Latin term munificentia, which combines two Latin words: munus meaning "gift" or "duty" and facere meaning "to do" or "to make." Therefore, "munificence" can be understood as the quality or act of bestowing generous gifts or showing great generosity.

The term is commonly used to describe acts of charity, benevolence, and largesse, particularly when individuals or institutions display remarkable generosity in their contributions or gifts.

—
100,000 MUNIFICENT MEALS EVERY DAY!

The city of Amritsar is located in northern India, has a population of 2 million, and is renowned for its breathtaking Golden Temple. Beyond its architectural beauty and immense significance for the Sikh faith, the shrine also serves as a beacon of generosity.

Established in the 16th century by a Sikh guru, Amritsar is in Punjab, the Indian region where the religion was born. Sikhs follow the principle of seva, meaning “selfless service” in Sanskrit, through acts of generosity and charity in their daily lives.

The concept is exemplified through the Golden Temple, where there’s a free communal kitchen — the largest in the world — that serves hot meals to about 100,000 people every day, seven days a week, without discrimination.

The common teaching of seva is that one should be totally discreet and selfless — if you are practicing seva with your left hand, even your right hand should not find out about it.

—
SYNONYMS

- a kind nature, or an inclination to do good

altruism, amiableness, beneficence, benevolence, bigheartedness, boon, brotherly/sisterly love, charitableness, charity, compassion, decency, empathy, fellow feeling, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good-heartedness, good nature, goodwill, grace, graciousness, heart, helpfulness, helping hand, hospitality, humaneness, humanism, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness of heart, love, milk of human kindness, motherliness, motherwit, MUNIFICENCE, neighbourliness, openheartedness, philanthropy, public-spiritedness, selflessness, softheartedness, sympathy, tenderheartedness, tender loving care, tenderness, thoughtfulness, tolerance, unselfishness, warmheartedness, warmth, warmth of heart, well-meaningness

—
SMUGGLE OWAD into an English conversation, say something like:

“The Latin word munus has done a fine service to English by giving us terms related to service or compensation, including municipal, remunerate, and MUNIFICENCE.”

—
HERZLICHEN DANK to all readers helping me keep OWAD alive with single or monthly donations.

Every month, I spend evening and weekend hours with my family researching and writing your daily OWAD. It remains FREE, AD-free, and ALIVE thanks to voluntary donations from appreciative readers.

If you aren’t already, please also consider supporting us - even the equivalent of a single cup of coffee a month will help us cover mailing, site hosting, and maintenance costs. Just head over to DonorBox:

https://donorbox.org/please-become-a-friend-of-owad-5-3

or bank transfer to Paul Smith
IBAN: DE75 7316 0000 0002 5477 40
Please use your email-address as ‘Verwendungszweck’

Thank you,
Paul