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慈善心
じぜんしん
1. [n]
▶ benevolence
▶ charitable spirit



History:
2. A 2023-08-27 15:28:35  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
It's in GG5 and prog. Quite a few hits in Aozora. I don't think it needs a rare tag.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +11,0 @@
-<misc>&rare;</misc>
@@ -13,0 +13 @@
+<gloss>charitable spirit</gloss>
1. A* 2023-08-26 18:44:39  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
慈善	192468	99.8%
慈善心	371	0.2%

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ja/dictionary/english/liberality
respect for and acceptance of many different types of beliefs or behaviour:

https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=慈善心
charitable spirit
beneficently
admirable charity
  Comments:
We have 慈善 as:
charity; philanthropy

If you look at all the entries beginning 慈善, they all center on philanthropy and charity.

The incongruent appearance of "liberality" seems off to me, but the internet tells me one sense of "liberality" is "generosity".  If so, I'd just opt for "generosity".  

But I'm not sure a second gloss is even necessary here. "benevolent" and "benevolence" seem reasonably well-accepted(and this is a rare term).

https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/慈善心
あれは慈善心のある人だ
He is a benevolent man―a man of charitable disposition
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&rare;</misc>
@@ -13 +13,0 @@
-<gloss>liberality</gloss>

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