Usage Note
Bienfaisance refers to organised charitable giving or the quality of doing good for others. Une oeuvre de bienfaisance is a charitable work or organisation. It is more formal than charité and often appears in institutional or legal contexts; the adjective bienfaisant means beneficial or beneficial-acting.
Examples
"Il consacre son temps à des oeuvres de bienfaisance."
Natural Translation
He dedicates his time to charitable works.
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