bene-

American  

1. a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “well”.

   benediction.

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Etymology

Origin of bene-

Combining form of bene (adv.) well (< *dwenē ), akin to bonus good (< *dwenos )

Example Sentences

The world is bene- 464:1 fited by you, but it feels your influence without seeing         you.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

If she did what she desired for HER bene- fit, it was all the responsibility she acknowledged.

From Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there by Wilson, Harriet E.

The ethics which guide thought spiritually must bene- fit every one; for the only philosophy and religion that afford instruction are those which deal with facts and resist speculative opinions and fables.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker